Calamities of Georgia’s Boxwood Forests
by Dr. Iryna Matsiakh, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
How do weather and climate impact boxwood blight?
Presented by Len Coop – Associate Professor @Oregon Integrated Pest Management Center, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon (USA) Boxwood blight is a fungal disease that can decimate boxwood plantings in most all settings and environments. The degree of injury can…
Biology & Management of Volutella Blight caused by Pseudonectria buxi
Volutella blight is commonly found on boxwood plants worldwide. Although some consider it mainly a saprophyte surviving on dead tissues, it is capable of initiating disease on live wounded tissues. Here we present some background on the disease, some basic…
Observations about boxwood blight in the nursery industry
Tools for training English and Spanish-speaking workers to scout for boxwood blight
Pesticide coverage of boxwood plants with nursery sprayers
Effect of sanitizers on Calonectria pseudonaviculata, causal agent of boxwood blight
Presented by Fulya Baysal-Furel, Tennessee State University
Progress in Boxwood Blight Management in the UK & New Zealand: 1990s to 2021
In this seminar, Matthew will trace the progress of box blight and its management in the UK since it was first found in the mid-1990s. Early advice to gardeners was to remove all Buxus from gardens where the disease had…
Research Publication 2021
Avenot, H. F., Baudoin, A., and Hong, C. X. 2021. Conidial production and viability of Calonectria pseudonaviculata on infected boxwood leaves as affected by temperature, wetness and dryness periods. Plant Pathology published online atClick to Read the Article Publication requires…
Invasion, impact and management of box tree moth in Europe
The box tree moth, Cydalima perspectalis, is a pest of boxwood (Buxus spp.) originating from East Asia. Since 2007, it has invaded Europe and the Caucasus, causing severe damage to planted and wild Buxus species, in particular the European boxwood…