Heather Faubert, research associate in URI’s Department of Plant Sciences and Entomology, will speak on the emerald ash borer which was found in RI in July 2018. This beetle is native to northeastern Asia and is highly destructive to ash trees in North America. Heather will cover the beetle’s biology, damage it causes, how to prevent it, how to identify it and management techniques including biological control.She will also talk briefly about the defoliation of oaks in Jamestown due to caterpillars and attacks from bark beetles.
Heather Faubert is a research associate who runs the University of Rhode Island’s Plant Protection Clinic. She is well known for diagnosing the innumerable diseases, pests and other problems that southern New England plants battle each year, and providing protocols for safe treatment.