Urban Tree Health: New Pest and Disease Challenges

Join us for the Cornell IPM's 2026 Annual Conference, focusing on vital topics for tree professionals! 🐞🍂 Collaborating with Cornell Integrated Pest Management, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, and Cornell Cooperative Extension Harvest New York, this event will explore unexpected challenges facing urban trees due to new pests and diseases.

Highlights:

• Guided Tours led by Cornell University and CCE experts:
  • Beech Leaf Disease
  • Hemlock Woolly Adelgid
  • Diseases of Ornamental Prunus
• Hands-On Demonstrations that include:
  • Plant tissue testing
  • Soil health strategies
  • Identifying invasive woody plants and their lookalikes
  • Supporting pollinators and managing fungal tree diseases
• Keynote Address by Dr. Richard Harper, a professor and extension urban forestry specialist at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst:
  • “Trees and Change: Can Our Community Forests Keep Pace?”
    Explore how urban forests are impacted by competition for space, temperature extremes, and invasive pests.

💲 Cost: $75 (includes lunch)

For more details or to register, please visit Cornell IPM Annual Conference by July 16.

📍 Location: 990 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY, US 11225