CAES Request for Bacterial Leaf Scorch Samples

September 5, 2024 by CTPA Admin

From The Plant Disease Information Office at The CT Agricultural Experiment Station.

The Plant Disease Information Office will be conducting ELISA testing for detection of Bacterial Leaf Scorch on shade trees over the next several weeks. The link to the flyer is here: Bacterial Leaf Scorch flier
The flier announces the testing, how to recognize symptoms of the disease, a list of susceptible hosts, and instructions on collecting and submitting physical samples for testing.

1.) Samples from locations within Connecticut will be accepted from September 16th to October 31st.
2.) Physical samples may be sent directly to the Plant Disease Office at CAES. Please include the name of the town where the collection was made and indicate “BLS Testing” on the .
3.) If you can, please include digital photos of the trees the samples are collected from and send them directly to Felicia Millett at Felicia.Millett@ct.gov

Thank you to everyone who is able to participate collecting samples!

Newsletter Spring/Summer 2024 and Summer Meeting Registration

June 14, 2024 by CTPA Admin

The Connecticut Arborist Newsletter for the Spring/Summer 2024 is available: TCA Summer 2024 Smallest File Size. Please take a look at the newsletter for all the information about the summer meeting and much more!

The Summer Meeting is July 18, 2024, at the Farmington Polo Club:

Pre-registration for Exhibitors is until July 8th:

Pre-Registration for Attendees is until July 12th:

Summer Meeting – July 18th!

June 6, 2024 by CTPA Admin

The Summer Meeting is taking place on Thursday, July 18th at the Farmington Polo Club and registration is open!

There is a great lineup of speakers! And of course, our exhibitors, food and catching up with friends and winning prizes in the Raffle!

To register by mail and pay by check, please print out the following flyer:

To register on-line, please click the button:

Continuing Education Units that are available: CT Arborist (3D) 5.0 CEU’s, CT Forest Practitioner – 2.0 CEU’s, Advanced Certified Tree Wardens’ -5.0 CEU’s , ISA -3.75 CEU’s and TCIA CTSP – OSHA – 1.25, Job Briefing (English) – 1.25, Job Site Briefing (Spanish) – 1.25, Climbing Systems (Spanish) – 1.25 CEU’s and Eversource Live Line Trailer – .50 CEU’s.

Early Registration Fee (by July 14th)

Members: $110 (Members must be present for guests to be registered at the Member rates)
Non-Members: $140 (click here to become a CTPA Member)

Registration Fee (after July 14th and at the door)

Members: $125 (Members must be present for guests to be registered at the Member rates)
Non-Members: $160 (click here to become a CTPA Member)

All payments are non-refundable.