Preliminary geologic map of the North Carolina Zoological Park, Randolph County, North Carolina

1985 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victor M. Seiders
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
The North ◽  
Randolph County ◽  
Geologic Map ◽  
Zoological Park

scholarly journals Ventricular Habronemiasis in Aviary Passerines

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer N. Niemuth ◽  
Joni V. Allgood ◽  
James R. Flowers ◽  
Ryan S. De Voe ◽  
Brigid V. Troan
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
Intermediate Host ◽  
Chronic Inflammation ◽  
Cause Of Death ◽  
Fungal Infections ◽  
Clinical Signs ◽  
Avian Species ◽  
The North ◽  
Passerine Species ◽  
Zoological Park

A variety of Habronematidae parasites (order Spirurida) have been described as occasional parasites of avian species; however, reports on passerines are relatively uncommon. From 2007 to 2008, 11 passerine deaths at The North Carolina Zoological Park in Asheboro, NC, USA, were associated with ventricular habronemiasis, which was determined to be the cause of death or a major contributing factor in 10 of the 11 individuals. The number and species affected were 5 Red-billed Leiothrix (Leiothrix lutea), 2 Japanese White-eye (Zosterops japonicus), 2 Golden-headed Manakin (Pipra erythrocephala), 1 Blue-grey Tanager (Thraupis episcopus), and 1 Emerald Starling (Coccycolius iris). Affected animals displayed nonspecific clinical signs or were found dead. The ventricular nematodes were consistent in morphology withProcyrneasp. Koilin fragmentation with secondary bacterial and fungal infections was the most frequently observed pathologic lesion. Secondary visceral amyloidosis, attributed to chronic inflammation associated with nematodiasis, was present in 4 individuals. An insect intermediate host is suspected but was not identified. Native passerine species within or around the aviary may be serving as sylvatic hosts.

scholarly journals First Report of Thyronectria austroamericana Canker on Thornless Honey Locust in North Carolina

Plant Disease ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 83 (12) ◽  
pp. 1177-1177
Author(s):  
L. F. Grand ◽  
C. S. Vernia ◽  
C. S. Hodges
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
Disease Spread ◽  
State University ◽  
Eastern United States ◽  
Arnold Arbor ◽  
First Report ◽  
North Carolina State University ◽  
The North ◽  
Honey Locust ◽  
Zoological Park

Specimens from a thornless honey locust (Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis ‘Shade Master’) with cankers were submitted in May 1999 to the North Carolina State University Plant Disease and Insect Clinic by staff from the North Carolina Zoological Park (Asheboro). Abundant stromata of Gyrostroma austroamericana, the anamorph of Thyronectria austroamericana, were associated with the cankers. A visit to the Zoological Park during August 1999 revealed seven additional honey locust trees with multiple branch and stem cankers and dieback. All infected trees had perithecia of T. austroamericana and/or its anamorph. The fungus is distinguished by the large clusters of yellow-brown perithecia with dark brown tips produced on stromata emerging from lenticels, elliptical muriform ascospores, and sparse ascoconidia (1,2). Ascoconidia form as the result of ascospores budding within the ascus. Other trees of the cultivar are an integral part of the landscaping theme of the African Pavilion of the park, and park staff were concerned about disease spread. Infected trees were 8 years old, and several had evidence of sunscald cankers, a common infection court of T. austroamericana (2). Thornless cultivars of honey locust are popular landscape plants in the central and eastern United States and may be seriously affected by T. austroamericana (2). Apparently ‘Shade Master’ is very susceptible to the fungus and should not be used as a landscape tree, especially where the disease has been reported. This is the first report of T. austroamericana in North Carolina on any host. Voucher specimens have been deposited in the National Fungus Collection, Beltsville, MD (BPI 74693), and in the Mycological Herbarium, Department of Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh. References: (1) E. V. Seeler, Jr. J. Arnold Arbor. Harv. Univ. 21:429, 1940. (2) W. A. Sinclair et al. 1993. Diseases of Trees and Shrubs. Cornell University Press, Ithaca, NY.

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