Current Threats to Forest Health Insects Name* and Details: Emerald Ash BorerDetection Map Status: Exotic Mostly Affects: All species of Ash Additional Resources: USDA APHIS EAB Information, maps, regulations, etc. USDA APHIS “Leave Hungry Pests Behind” Name* and Details: Asian Longhorned Beetle Status: Exotic Mostly Affects: Maples Additional Resources: USDA APHIS Asian Longhorned Beetle Information USDA APHIS “Leave Hungry Pests Behind” Name* and Details: Winter Moth Status: Exotic Mostly Affects: Maples Additional Resources: NH Winter Moth AlertWinter Moth Control Measures Name* and Details: Lymantria Dispar (LDD) (formerly gypsy moth)Lymantria Dispar (LDD) in Rhode Island Status: Exotic Mostly Affects: Oaks, other hardwoods Additional Resources: USDA APHIS Lymantria Dispar InformationUSDA Forest Service “Pest Alert”USDA Forest Service Lymantria Dispar Information Name* and Details: Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Status: Exotic Mostly Affects: Hemlock Additional Resources: USDA Forest Service Hemlock Woolly Adelgid info Name* and Details: Southern Pine Beetle Status: Native Mostly Affects: Hard pines (Pitch pine), Others Additional Resources: USDA Forest Service Southern Pine Beetle Name* and Details: Oak Gall Wasps Status: Native Mostly Affects: All Oak Additional Resources: Gall Wasps – Wikipedia Name* and Details: Spotted Lanternfly Status: Exotic Mostly Affects: Ailanthus, fruit trees, grape vines Additional Resources: USDA APHIS “Leave Hungry Pests Behind"Northeastern IPM Center Diseases Name* and Details: Beech Leaf Disease (BLD) Mostly Affects: all American Beech Additional Resources: Ohio DNRUSDA Forest Service "Pest Alert" Name* and Details: Beech Bark Disease (Neonectria spp.) Mostly Affects: American Beech Additional Resources: USDA Forest Service Beech Bark Disease infoUSDA Invasive Species Information Center Name* and Details: Rhyzosphaera needle cast Mostly Affects: Colorado Blue, other Spruces & Firs Additional Resources: UMass Extension: Rhizophaera Needle Cast Name* and Details: White Pine Needle Damage Mostly Affects: Eastern White Pine Additional Resources: Monitoring Eastern White Pine Decline and its Causes Name* and Details: White Pine Blister Rust Mostly Affects: Eastern White Pine Additional Resources: USDA Forest Service White Pine Blister RustUSDA Forest Service White Pine Blister Rust General Ecology and Management Name* and Details: Sudden Oak Death (Phytophthora ramorum) Mostly Affects: Oaks, Laurels Additional Resources: USDA APHIS Sudden Oak DeathUSDA Forest Service Sudden Oak Death info