A Sudden Oak Death canker girdling a young tanoak in southwest Oregon; photo by Oregon Department of Agriculture
Sudden Oak Death
An adult emerald ash borer; photo by David Cappaert, www.forestryimages.org
Emerald Ash Borer
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Invasive Species
Sudden Oak Death
  Emerald Ash Borer
Citrus Longhorn Beetle
Douglas-fir Tussock Moth


Noteworthy Items

  All Forest Insect & Disease Leaflets (FIDLs) are now available on-line.

  Create your own insect & disease maps interactively!  The new FHP Geospatial Portal (created by the Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team) provides easy access to national data from insect and disease surveys and risk maps of forest mortality.

  View a guide to common insects & diseases of Oregon, Washington, & California -- prepared by FIA-PNW Research Station (4.6 MB, 50 pages, spring 2006).

  A new Phytophthora species has been found in Pinus radiata plantations in Chile.

  Forest Health: Identification and Management of Forest Insects & Diseases, a 2-day training session on December 11-12, 2007, in Spokane, WA, presented by the Western Forestry & Conservation Association.

  FHP International Activities

  Managing Western Spruce Budworm

  Revision of Western Forest Insects

  website for Forest Health Monitoring's West Coast Region

  Health Assessment of the Lost Forest Research Natural Area, a 34-page (1.7 MB pdf file) report by Kristen L. Chadwick and Andris Eglitis (February 2007).

  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.

  Whitebark Pine: a Pacific Coast Perspective (August 2006 conference)

  animated maps of insect activity in OR & WA

  Aerial Survey Fact Sheet

  Music for your ears? Hear spruce beetle chirps! (more information)


Other Websites of Interest

Insects and Diseases

 Bark Beetles

 Citrus Longhorn Beetle

 Douglas-fir Tussock Moth

 Emerald Ash Borer

 Sirex Woodwasp

 Sudden Oak Death.

 Swiss Needle Cast

 

Ent/Path Organizations

 Western International Forest Disease Work Conference

 Western Forest Insect Work Conference

 Bark Beetle Technical Working Group

 Western North American Defoliator Working Group

Invasive Species (General)

 R6 Invasive Plants EIS

 PNW Region FS Invasive Species

 National FS Invasive Species

 Exotic Forest Pests

 

Hazardous Trees

 Danger Tree Field Guide

 International Tree Failure Database

 Hazard Trees

 

Images / Literature

Forestry Images

Forest Service INFO Database

TreeSearch

 Forest Insect Sampling Methods




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