Reports and Publications
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Working Groups
Bark Beetle Technical Working Group
Western North American Defoliator Working Group
Revision of Western Forest Insects
The western forest entomology classic, Western Forest Insects, by R.L. Furniss and V.M. Carolin, was published in 1977 and reprinted in 1992. Learn more about the current revision of Western Forest Insects.
Publication Series
Forest Insect and Disease Leaflets (FIDLS)
all leaflets by number or title, or only western forest insects & diseases
Forest Disease Management Notes
1-page summaries for 50+ western forest diseases
2007: Washington (pdf; 3.6 MB)
2006: Oregon (html) or pdf (1.9 MB)
2005: Oregon (html) or pdf (2.5 MB)
2004: Oregon (html) or pdf (1.9 MB)
2003: Oregon (html) or pdf (2.3 MB)
Washington (html)
2002: Alaska (html) or pdf (3.2 MB)
California (html) or pdf (243 K)
Oregon (html) or pdf (2.5 MB)
Washington (html) or pdf (2.1 MB)
2001: Oregon (html) or pdf (4.2 MB)
Washington (html) or pdf (1.1 MB)
2000: Oregon & Washington (html) or pdf (887 K)
1999: Oregon & Washington (html) or pdf (1.0 MB)
1998: Oregon & Washington (html) or pdf (980 K)
Forest Insect & Disease Conditions Reports
1998 to present:
1933 to 1997 (all .pdf):
Managing Competing & Unwanted Vegetation -- pdf files (13-288K)
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Publications by PNW Region Authors
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Topics of Special Interest
Whitebark Pine Health in Northeastern Oregon and western Idaho, by Craig L. Schmitt and Donald W. Scott (BMZ-99-03, December 1998, 11 pages, 545 K).
Management of Douglas-fir or ponderosa pine infected with dwarf mistletoe in the BLue Mountains of Northeastern Oregon. Two separate reports written by Craig L. Schmitt in 1996 (ponderosal pine - 213 K) and 2000 (Douglas-fir - 244 kb).
Guide to common insects & diseases of Oregon, Washington, and California. Prepared by FIA - PNW Research Station (spring, 2006); includes photos and descriptions of hosts, damage, signs, and symptoms. (4.6 MB .pdf file, 50 pages)
Management of Douglas-fir Dwarf Mistletoe in Forested Campgrounds and Other Developed Sites in Eastern Washington., by James Hadfield (no date). USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region, Forest Health Protection, Wenatchee Service Center, Wenatchee National Forest, Wenatchee, WA; no date; 19 pages (1.1 MB pdf file).
Permanent plots for measuring spread and impact of Douglas-fir dwarf mistletoe in the Southern Oregon Cascades, Pacific Northwest Region: Results of the ten year measurement, by Katy Mallams (2007). USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region, Forest Health Protection, Southwest Oregon Forest Insects and Disease Service Center, Central Point, OR; March 2007; 36 pages (1.2 MB pdf file).
Health Assessment of the Lost Forest Natural Resource Area, by Kristen L. Chadwick and Andris Eglitis (2007). USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region, Forest Health Protection, Central Oregon Service Center for Insects and Diseases, Bend, OR; February 2007; 34 pages (1.7 MB pdf file).
Factors Affecting Survival of Fire Injured Trees: A Rating System for Determining Relative Probability of Survival of Conifers in the Blue and Wallowa Mountains. Also known as "The Scott Guidelines", originally published November 25, 2002. Revised June 26, 2003 (Amendment 1)and August 30, 2006 (Amendment 2). 6.4 MB, pdf format.
Colonization of Fire-Damaged Ponderosa Pine by Bluestain Fungi and Insects after the Hash Rock Fire of August 22, 2000, a 24-page (905 K pdf file) report by Andris Eglitis (March 17, 2006).
Guidelines for Thinning Ponderosa Pine for Improved Forest Health and Fire Prevention, a 7-page (9.9 MB pdf file) by Tom DeGomez (University of Arizona, March 2006).
Field Guide for Danger Tree Identification and Response (2005) by Richard Toupin (USDA-FS), Michael Barger (USDI-BLM), and others (a 1.6 MB .pdf file).
Forest Service review of Logging to Control Insects: The Science and Myths Behind Managing Forest Insect "Pests", a 2005 report by Scott H. Black, Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.
Understanding and defining mortality in western conifers, by Craig Schmitt and Greg Filip (2005). 17 pages; 64 K; .pdf; R6-FHP-1-05.
Hazard Trees -- Long-Range Planning for Developed Sites in the Pacific Northwest: The Context of Hazard Tree Management, by Robert D. Harvey, Jr. and Paul F. Hessburg, Sr. (1992). 132 pages, 4.6 MB pdf file.
Early Warning System for Douglas-fir Tussock Moth Outbreaks in the Western United States, by Gary E. Daterman, John M. Wenz, and Katharine A. Sheehan (2004). Western Journal of Applied Forestry 19(4): 232-241.
