Pests and Diseases (Forestry)

Pests and Diseases Sites:

Dutch Elm Disease Information Dutch Elm Disease Information: This site provides information about Dutch elm disease and ELMguard - a new experimental preventative treatment being developed at the University of Toronto, Faculty of Forestry. (Pests and Diseases) http://www.elmguard.com Exotic Forest Pest Information System for North America Exotic Forest Pest Information System for North America: Database containing information on exotic insects, mites and pathogens with potential to cause significant damage to North American forest resources. (Pests and Diseases) http://spfnic.fs.fed.us/exfor/ University of California Cooperative Extension Sudden Oak Death University of California Cooperative Extension Sudden Oak Death: Provides practical information on this disease including history, hosts and symptoms, ecology, control and management, recent publications and events. (Pests and Diseases) http://cemarin.ucdavis.edu/index2.html California Oak Mortality Task Force California Oak Mortality Task Force: Task force focusing on the pathogen causing Sudden Oak Death disease through research, management, education and public policy. (Pests and Diseases) http://www.cnr.berkeley.edu/comtf/ US National Forest Health Monitoring Program US National Forest Health Monitoring Program: US national program designed to determine the status, changes, and trends in indicators of forest condition on an annual basis. Provides forest health highlights by State or Region. (Pests and Diseases) http://www.na.fs.fed.us/spfo/fhm/index.htm Plant disease diagnostics (Minnesota) Plant disease diagnostics (Minnesota): Plant disease diagnostics by the University of Minnesota Extension Service. Mainly designed for plant disease problems in yards and gardens. It is based on visual observations of symptoms. It has a section on trees that might be useful in forestry. (Pests and Diseases) http://www.extension.umn.edu/projects/yardandgarden/diagnostics/ Asian Longhorned Beetle Asian Longhorned Beetle: Brief account of the introduction of this Chinese insect into North America, and with a list of the affected species. (Pests and Diseases) http://www.asian-longhorned-beetle.com Forestry Images Forestry Images: Quality photographs of forest insects and disease organisms. Contains image search or browse by categories. (Pests and Diseases) http://www.forestryimages.org/ Invasive and Exotic Species of North America Invasive and Exotic Species of North America: Provides extensive information on all kinds of invasive species in North America. (Pests and Diseases) http://www.invasivespecies.gov/ Monitoring Sudden Oak Death Monitoring Sudden Oak Death: Created by the University of California's Sudden Oak Death Research Team, this site monitors the distribution of the disease. (Pests and Diseases) http://kellylab.berkeley.edu/SODmonitoring/ Forest and Shade Tree Pathology Forest and Shade Tree Pathology: Online textbook, news and upcoming meetings of forest pathology. (Pests and Diseases) http://www.forestpathology.org/ Colorado State - Forest Service - Forest Pest Management Colorado State - Forest Service - Forest Pest Management: Information sheets on forest pests management (many in PDF format) available from the Colorado State University Cooperative Extension. (Pests and Diseases) http://lamar.colostate.edu/~montrose/pests.htm US Forestry Service Pest Alerts US Forestry Service Pest Alerts: Collection of forest and tree health publications and fact sheets, primarily for midcontinent North America. (Pests and Diseases) http://www.fs.fed.us/na/morgantown/fhp/palerts/palerts.htm Bugwood Network, The University of Georgia Bugwood Network, The University of Georgia: Extensive resource on forest insects and related topics. (Pests and Diseases) http://www.bugwood.org/ Insects and Diseases of Eastern Canada's Forests Insects and Diseases of Eastern Canada's Forests: An extensive collection of images and a variety of information on the main insects and diseases of the forests of Quebec and Eastern Canada. (Pests and Diseases) http://www.cfl.scf.rncan.gc.ca/collections-cfl/home.html Gypsy Moth in North America Gypsy Moth in North America: Extensive information on the biology, impact, distribution and management of this exotic insect in North America. (Pests and Diseases) http://www.fs.fed.us/ne/morgantown/4557/gmoth/ Brown Spruce Longhorn Beetle Brown Spruce Longhorn Beetle: Brief account of this pest of spruce trees, its growth, and means of control. (Pests and Diseases) http://www.brown-spruce-longhorn-beetle.com Tent Caterpillars Tent Caterpillars: The Eastern tent caterpillar affects black cherry trees and other fruit and shade trees. The forest tent caterpillar infests hardwood trees such as sugar maple and oak. (Pests and Diseases) http://www.tent-caterpillar.com Focus on Woody Plant Diseases Focus on Woody Plant Diseases: Information by host plant on diseases and damages affecting trees and perennial flowers from the University of Illinois Extension. (Pests and Diseases) http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/focus/ Gypsy Moth Gypsy Moth: A short account of this caterpillar pest of maples, oaks and elms. (Pests and Diseases) http://www.gypsy-moth.com USDA Forest Insect and Disease Leaflets USDA Forest Insect and Disease Leaflets: USDA technical publications that address specific tree pests and diseases, including identification and control. (Pests and Diseases) http://www.na.fs.fed.us/spfo/pubs/fidlpage.htm