SRT Transcript Correction Summary

File: Tree Pests in the Landscape — Dr. Ignazio Graziosi

Date Corrected: February 8, 2026 Webinar Date: January 15, 2026 Series: Green & Commercial Topic: Entomology / Tree Health / Urban Forestry Speaker: Dr. Ignazio Graziosi, Assistant Professor, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia Moderator: Dr. Bodie Pennisi, UGA Horticulturist Closing: Rich Braman

SOURCE VERIFICATION

• Original blocks: 529
• Corrected blocks: 529 ✓ MATCH CONFIRMED
• Time range: 00:00:01,100 to 00:52:11,580
• Runtime: ~52 minutes
• File reading: COMPLETE ✓
• Coverage proof:
  • Early [~2:28]: Disease triangle concept — pest, tree, and environment interaction causes damage
  • Middle [~24:03]: Importation biological control for EAB — parasitoid wasps brought from Asia to North America
  • Late [~48:46]: Btk (Bacillus thuringiensis kurstaki) as foliar spray for orange-striped oakworm control; 25% defoliation threshold

Corrections Applied

Proper Nouns — Speaker Names

• "Ignacio" → "Ignazio" (Blocks 2, 503)
• "Bori" → "Bodie" (Blocks 15, 62)
• "body" → "Bodie" (Block 502)
• "Bodhi" → "Bodie" (Block 526)
• "buddy" → "Bodie" (Block 519 — Graziosi farewell to Pennisi)

Emerald Ash Borer — Name Corrections (extensive)

Whisper produced dozens of garbled variants of "emerald ash borer" and its abbreviation "EAB" throughout the transcript. All were corrected to the standard forms:

Full name variants corrected → "emerald ash borer":

• "emeralish borer" (Blocks 84, 85)
• "emeralash borer" (Blocks 87, 88)
• "gemaralash borer" (Block 100)
• "Emmerlash border" (Blocks 123, 124)
• "emeralosh borer" (Block 91)
• "Yemalash Bor" (Block 146)
• "Ammonash war" (Block 150)
• "MLA-Scheish border" (Block 163)
• "Amaralash border" (Block 220)

Abbreviation variants corrected → "EAB":

• "EAD" (Block 91)
• "IAB" (Blocks 278, 280, 281)
• "AAB" (Blocks 170, 171, 172, 173)
• "EEA-B" (Block 229)
• "AB" (Block 297)
• "AEB" (Blocks 185, 186)
• "yebby" / "yebe" / "yee-be" / "yeb" / "yebis" (Blocks 188, 193, 243, 254, 257, 263, 265, 266, 269, 270)
• "the baby" (Block 243 — context: "the EAB there")
• "the bee" (Block 264 — context: parasitoid drilling into bark)
• "YB" (Block 170)

Total EAB-related corrections: ~45+ individual instances

Crapemyrtle Bark Scale — Name Corrections

All variants standardized to "crapemyrtle bark scale" (one word, no hyphen per extension convention):

• "crepe-mirtle bark scale" → "crapemyrtle bark scale" (multiple blocks)
• "crepe-myrtle bark scale" → "crapemyrtle bark scale"
• "crepe myrtle bark scale" → "crapemyrtle bark scale"
• "crepe-mirtle bar scale" → "crapemyrtle bark scale"
• "crepe myrtle bar scale" → "crapemyrtle bark scale"
• "crab myrtle basket" → "crapemyrtle bark scale" (Block 337)
• "capemir" → "crapemyrtle" (Block 404)
• "bar scale" → "bark scale" (Blocks 334, 405)
• All standalone "crepe myrtle" / "crepe-myrtle" / "crepe-mirtle" → "crapemyrtle"

Scientific Names

• "Lagerstrenia indica" → "Lagerstroemia indica" (Block 304)
• "La Grestorhemia speciosa" → "Lagerstroemia speciosa" (Block 353)
• "armillaria" → "Armillaria" (Block 57 — genus capitalized)
• "oleese" → "Oleaceae" (Block 165)

Technical Terms — Entomology

• "four-inch star" → "fourth instar" (Block 102)
• "pre-culture" → "prepupa" (Block 107)
• "ovopositor" → "ovipositor" (Block 264, 2 instances)
• "T's tail … T's ovipositor" → "Its tail … its ovipositor" (Block 264)
• "BDK, Bacillus thuringiensis, Crustacea" → "Btk, Bacillus thuringiensis kurstaki" (Blocks 488–489)
• "inseticides" → "insecticides" (Block 231)
• "twice-tapped" → "twice-stabbed" (Block 392)
• "ladybeadle" → "lady beetle" (Blocks 393, 394, multiple instances)
• "Geminal" / "begeminal" → "bigeminal" (Blocks 392, 393)
• "infuriate the biological control" → "interfere with the biological control" (Block 415)
• "incident" → "insect" (Block 327 — "stages of the insect")

Technical Terms — Tree Biology

• "the camium, the artoxylem" → "the cambium, the outer xylem" (Block 92)
• "are incapacity" → "carrying capacity" (Block 207)
• "interesting trace" → "interesting tree" (Block 155 — about blue ash)

Species Names

• "orange-type wormoth" → "orange-striped oakworm moth" (Blocks 461, 464)
• "orange-type oak wormoth" → "orange-striped oakworm moth" (Block 421 was correct; Block 461 corrected)
• "orange stripe, / awkward mouth" → "orange-striped / oakworm moth" (Blocks 474–475)
• "natal oaks" → "Nuttall oaks" (Block 456)
• "Nuttal oak" → "Nuttall oak" (Block 460)
• "white fring tree" → "white fringetree" (Blocks 165, 357)
• "white fringe tree" → "white fringetree" (Blocks 168, 169, 172)
• "four webworm" → "fall webworm" (Block 29)

Pest Names / Other

• "also can't send John's work" → "also on St. John's wort" (Block 358)
• "in the festive fire" → "infested firewood" (Block 137)
• "non-80 species" → "non-native species" (Block 181)
• "expansion of the past" → "expansion of the pest" (Block 506)
• "contain the incident to quarantine" → "contain the insect through quarantine" (Block 130)

Grammar / Transcription Cleanup

• "invasive invasive species" → "invasive species" (Block 5 — Whisper doubled word)
• "those past" → "those pests" (Block 76)
• "different tests" → "different pests" (Block 77)
• "This is the map, is the trap" → "This is the trap" (Block 186)

Flagged for Verification

• Block 45: [VERIFY: "Dr. Klein"] — Speaker references "Dr. Klein" as the previous presenter on the webinar. Confirm name against webinar program for January 15, 2026.

• Block 161: [VERIFY: "swamp white and small ash"] — Speaker lists Georgia ash species. "Swamp white ash" is not a standard species name. "Small ash" may refer to Fraxinus smallii (Small's ash). Verify species list against audio.

• Block 176: [VERIFY: "this not accidental introduction"] — Meaning is likely "this accidental introduction" (EAB was accidentally introduced via trade). Whisper may have misplaced "not" from later in the sentence. Verify against audio.

• Block 277: [VERIFY: "the O-binator"] — Name of egg parasitoid release device. Possibly "Oobinator" (a play on Oobius agrili, the egg parasitoid). Verify device name against audio and USDA-ARS biocontrol literature.

• Block 392–393: [VERIFY: "bigeminal lady beetle"] — Corrected from "begeminal" / "Geminal ladybeadle." Likely refers to Hyperaspis bigeminata, a documented predator of crapemyrtle bark scale. Confirm species name against audio.

• Block 473–474: [VERIFY: "pinnacle leaf"] — Speaker describes underside of a leaf with oakworm eggs. "Pinnacle" is not a standard botanical term. Possibly "pin oak leaf" spoken with Italian accent. Verify against audio.

• Block 511: [VERIFY: "the planet"] — Bodie Pennisi says "all across the areas around the planet." Context suggests she may have said "the plantings" (discussing CMBS in Savannah plantings). Verify against audio.

• Block 528: [VERIFY: "buddy"] — Rich Braman says "I'll see you soon, buddy." Could be the word "buddy" or a misheard "Bodie." Left as-is pending audio verification.

• Blocks 13–14: [VERIFY: "education and analysis. / outreach."] — These blocks have overlapping timestamps (13 ends at 01:01.380, 14 starts at 01:00.920). Block 13's "analysis" may actually be "outreach" (matching block 14). Verify against audio.

SRT Format Compliance

✅ All timestamps preserved exactly as original ✅ All sequence numbers maintained (1–529) ✅ Blank lines between segments preserved ✅ Maximum 2 lines per subtitle segment maintained ✅ No segments merged or split ✅ Block count: 529 original = 529 corrected ✓

New Patterns for Common Corrections Reference

The following Whisper error patterns are new to this webinar and should be added to the project reference:

Total Corrections: ~120+ individual corrections across 529 subtitle blocks Processing: Complete file (529 subtitle blocks, 2116 lines)