Boxwood Workshop

February 4, 2026

9:00 a.m. to 12:30  p.m.

Delaware Department of Agriculture Conference Center

2320 South DuPont Highway, Dover, DE

There is no registration or fee for this event.

Agenda

9:00 a.m.-  Welcome: Jeff Brothers, Delaware Department of Agriculture

9:05 – 9:50 a.m. “Boxood problems and box tree moth research outside the U.S.”  – Brian Kunkel, University of Delaware. History of the box tree moth, the life cycle, damage and IPM strategies will be reviewed along with the pest history/experience in Delaware.

9:50 – 10:30 a.m. “Boxwood Blight Sampling and Occurrence in DE” - Jill Pollok, University of Delaware

10:30 – 11:00 a.m. USDA Quarantine, Compliance Agreements and Pest Management Plans - Stephen Hauss, Delaware Department of Agriculture

11:00 – 11:30 a.m.  “Industry Input-Alternative Plants” - Carrie Wiles, Delaware Nursery Landscape Association

11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. “Update on an invasion: phenology, mating disruption and chemical control of the box tree moth in the US” - Alejandro Del Pozo-Valdivia, Virginia Tech

12:15 – 12:30 p.m. Questions & Wrap Up

For additional information, please contact Stephen Hauss, Stephen.Hauss@delaware.gov, phone 302-698-4583 or Jeff Brothers, Jeffrey.Brothers@delaware.gov, phone 302-698-4587.

In accordance with Federal law and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin (including English proficiency), religion, sex, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs)

If you need a reasonable accommodation or for inquiries about accessibility, please contact Jill Pollok at jillp@UDel.edu / (302) 831-2531.  All reasonable accommodation requests should be made at least two weeks prior to the event.