Current Threats to Forest Health

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Emerald Ash Borer
Detection Map
Status: Exotic
Mostly Affects: All species of Ash

Additional Resources:

• USDA APHIS EAB Information, maps, regulations, etc.
• USDA APHIS “Leave Hungry Pests Behind”

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Asian Longhorned Beetle
Status: Exotic
Mostly Affects: Maples

Additional Resources:

• USDA APHIS Asian Longhorned Beetle Information
• USDA APHIS “Leave Hungry Pests Behind”

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Winter Moth
Status: Exotic
Mostly Affects: Maples

Additional Resources:

NH Winter Moth Alert
Winter Moth Control Measures

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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 Information
USDA Forest Service “Pest Alert”
USDA Forest Service Lymantria Dispar Information

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Hemlock Woolly Adelgid
Status: Exotic
Mostly Affects: Hemlock

Additional Resources:

USDA Forest Service Hemlock Woolly Adelgid info

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Southern Pine Beetle
Status: Native
Mostly Affects: Hard pines (Pitch pine), Others

Additional Resources:

USDA Forest Service Southern Pine Beetle

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Oak Gall Wasps
Status: Native
Mostly Affects: All Oak

Additional Resources:

Gall Wasps – Wikipedia

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Spotted Lanternfly
Status: Exotic
Mostly Affects: Ailanthus, fruit trees, grape vines

Additional Resources:

USDA APHIS “Leave Hungry Pests Behind"
Northeastern IPM Center

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Beech Leaf Disease (BLD) 
Mostly Affects: all American Beech

Additional Resources:

Ohio DNR
USDA Forest Service "Pest Alert"

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Beech Bark Disease (Neonectria spp.) 
Mostly Affects: American Beech

Additional Resources:

USDA Forest Service Beech Bark Disease info
USDA Invasive Species Information Center

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Rhyzosphaera needle cast 
Mostly Affects: Colorado Blue, other Spruces & Firs

Additional Resources:

UMass Extension: Rhizophaera Needle Cast

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White Pine Needle Damage 
Mostly Affects: Eastern White Pine

Additional Resources:

Monitoring Eastern White Pine Decline and its Causes

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White Pine Blister Rust 
Mostly Affects: Eastern White Pine

Additional Resources:

USDA Forest Service White Pine Blister Rust
USDA Forest Service White Pine Blister Rust General Ecology and Management

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Sudden Oak Death (Phytophthora ramorum)
Mostly Affects: Oaks, Laurels

Additional Resources:

USDA APHIS Sudden Oak Death
USDA Forest Service Sudden Oak Death info