Simposio de Especies Invasivas USDA T-STAR
Inauguración
Chair:
Dr. Walter Bowen,
University of Florida/IFAS, Director International Programs, Gainesville, Florida
Speakers
Dr. Hector Santiago,
Chair of CFCS Board and Executive Officer, Mayagüez Campus, University of Puerto Rico
Dr. Jim Rakocy,
Director, Agricultural Experiment Station, University of the Virgin Islands
Dr. Millie Ferrer-Chancy,
Interim Dean and Assistant Director for Extension, University of Florida
Dr. Elvin Roman Paoli,
Acting Associated Dean, College of Agricultural Sciences, Mayagüez Campus, University of Puerto Rico
Dr. Larry R. Arrington,
Interim Senior Vice President for Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Florida
Ing. Rafael Pérez Duvergé,
Director Ejecutivo, Instituto Dominicano de Investigaciones Agropecuarias y Forestales (IDIAF), Rep. Dom.
Invasive Alien Species: Policy Considerations
Ing.Leandro Mercedes,
Vice Ministro de Extensión y Capacitación Agropecuaria y Director Ejecutivo del CONIAF, Sto. Dgo., Rep. Dom.
Vote of Thanks: Dr. Arlington Chesney, Executive Director of CARDI, St. Augustine,Trinidad and Tobago; Chair of Caribbean Invasive Species Working Group (CISWG)
Session 1: Toward Safeguarding the Greater Caribbean: Assessment of Accomplishments since Grenada and What Still Needs to be Done
Moderator: Dr. Carlton Davis,
Professor Emeritus, Food and Resource Economics Department, University of Florida
Rapporteur: Mr. Bruce Lauckner,
Head Strategic Alliances, CARDI, Trinidad and Tobago
Accomplishments since the First Symposium on Invasive Species in Grenada, 2003
Dr. William F. Brown, Dean for Research & Director, University of Tennessee AgResearch, Knoxville, Tennessee
Overall Assessment of Accomplishments and Shortcomings
Dr. Ranjit Singh1 and Dr. Edward "Gilly" Evans2 1 Senior Business Advisor, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago, 2 University of Florida
Panel Discussion:
Key Shortcomings in Safeguarding Arrangements: What are They and How can They be Remedied?
Perspective of the Caribbean Plant Health Directors Group
Dr. Mario Fortune, Deputy Director Research, Crops, MALMR, Trinidad and Tobago
Perspective of Caribbean Pest Diagnostic Network (CPDN)
Dr. Tim Momol, Central District Extension Director, University of Florida
Perspective of FAO
Dr. Litta Paulraj, Plant Production and Protection Consultant, FAO Sub-Regional Office for the Caribbean, Barbados
Perspective of IICA
Ms. Carol Thomas, IICA Regional Specialist, Agricultural Health and Food Safety, Barbados
Perspective of French Ministry of Agriculture
Mr. Jean Iotti, Chef de Service, Service de la Protection des Végétaux, Direction Agriculture Forêt de Martinique, Fort de France, Martinique
Perspective of APHIS
Ms. Jennifer Lemly, Director, Caribbean Safeguarding Initiative, Quarantine Policy, Analysis, and Support, USDA, APHIS, Riverdale, Maryland
Perspective of CARICOM
Ms. Margaret Kalloo, Deputy Program Manager, Agricultural Development Unit, CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana
Session 2: Some Inminent Threats of Invasive Alien Species to the Greater Caribbean Region
Moderator: Dr. Edward A. "Gilly" Evans,
Assistant Professor, Tropical Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Homestead, Florida
Rapporteur: Ms. Dionne Clarke-Harris,
Country Representative (CARDI, Jamaica)
Implications of the 2010 Earthquake in Haiti for Safeguarding the Caribbean against Animal Diseases.
Dr. Victor Gongora, Director of Animal Health, Belize Agricultural Health Authority, Cayo District, Belize, C.A. and Chair, CaribVET Network
Citrus leprosis, a Major Threat to Production of Oranges
Dr. Lisa Myer, Bodles Research Station, St. Catherine, Jamaica
Orange Rust of Sugarcane (Puccinia kuehnii): options for its control
Dr. Richard N. Raid, Everglades Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Belle Glade, Florida
Integrated Management of the Invasive Cocoa Pathogen, Moniliophthora roreri, the cause of Frosty Pod Disease
Dr. Ulrike Krauss, Invasive Species Coordinator, Forestry Department, Ministry of Agriculture, Lands, Forestry and Fisheries, Union, Saint Lucia
The Red Palm Weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus, a new pest threat in the Caribbean: Biology and options for management.
Dr. Moses T.K. Kairo1, Amy Roda, Wayne De Chi, Teophilo Damian, Facundo Franken, Kenny Heidweiller, Clinton Johanns, Jorge Leon. 1 Center for Biological Control, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, Florida
Laurel Wilt Disease - a Deadly Threat to Avocado Production
Dr. Randy C. Ploetz, Professor of Plant Pathology, Tropical Research andEducation Center, University of Florida, Homestead, Florida
Session 3: Citrus Greening- Advances in Research and Practical Efforts to Prevent, Mitigate and Contain the Disease
Moderator: Dr. Yves-Pierre Teycheney,
Research Leader and Plant Pathologist, CIRAD, Guadeloupe
Rapporteur: Dr. Litta Paulraj,
Plant Production and Protection Consultant, FAO Sub-Regional Office for the Caribbean, Barbados
Citrus greening disease: the pathogen, the disease, its transmission and horticultural approaches to mitigating reductions of yield and quality
Dr. Megan Dewdney1, Dr. Timothy Spann and Dr. Michael Rogers. 1 Professor, Citrus Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Lake Alfred, Florida
Current and Future Management Tools for the Asian Citrus Psyllid,Vector of Greening Disease in Citrus
Dr. Philip Stansly, Professor of Entomology, Southwest Florida Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Immokalee, Florida
Citrus greening disease in Brazil: Advances in research and control
Dr. Eliane Locali-Fabris, Plant Molecular Geneticist and Post-Doctoral Researcher, EMBRAPA Cassava and Tropical Fruits,Cordeirópolis, SP, Brasil
Efforts to mitigate, contain and prevent citrus greening in Belize and the Tri-National Plan
Dr. Stephen Williams, Research Director, Citrus Research and Education Institute, Citrus Growers Association, Dangria, Belize
Efforts to mitigate, contain and prevent citrus greening in the Dominican Republic
Mr. Luis A. Matos1, X. A. Cayetano, A. O. Feliz, and J. C. Borbón, H. Puello, and F. Méndez. 1 Instituto Dominicano de Investigaciones Agropecuarias y Forestales, Santo Domingo, República Dominicana
Economic implications of citrus greening disease
Dr. Tom Spreen, Food and Resource Economics Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
Session 4. Pest Information for Safeguarding: collection, dissemination and connecting the dots
Moderator: Dr. Heike Meissner,
Risk Analyst, Plant Epidemiology and Risk Analysis Laboratory, USDA, APHIS, PPQ, CPHST, Raleigh, North Carolina
Rapporteur: Dr. Waldemar Klassen,
Professor Emeritus, Tropical Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Homestead, Florida
Introduction
Dr. Heike Meissner, Risk Analyst, Plant Epidemiology and Risk Analysis Laboratory, USDA, APHIS, PPQ,CPHST, Raleigh, North Carolina
Exotic Pest Information Collection and Analysis (EPICA)
Ms. Jennifer Fritz, EPICA Analyst, EPICA Analyst, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina
Pest Reporting in the European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization (EPPO)
Mr. Jean Iotti, Chef de Service, Service de la Protection des Végétaux, Direction Agriculture Forêt de Martinique, Fort de France, Martinique
Detection and Surveillance Projects of the Center for Plant Health Science and Technology, USDA, APHIS
Dr. Heike Meissner, Risk Analyst, USDA-APHIS-PPQ-CPHST Plant Epidemiology and Risk Analysis Laboratory, Raleigh, North Carolina
Global Plant Health System
Dr. Elizabeth Johnson, Regional Director, Caribbean and Latin America Centre, CABI, Curepe, Trinidad and Tobago
Closing Session:
Dr. Ray Huffaker, Chair,
Food and Resource Economics Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
Dr. Héctor Mata,
Assistant FAO Representative in the Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo, Rep. Dom.
Synthesis and the Way Forward
Dr. Moses Kairo,
Director, Center for Biological Control, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, Tallahassee, Florida
Closing Remarks and Adjournment
Dr. Ray Huffaker,
Professor and Chair, Food and Resource Economics Department, University of Florida/IFAS, Gainesville, Florida