Major Forest Insect and Disease Conditions in the United States: 2013

This report on the major insect and disease conditions of the Nation’s forests represents the 63rd annual report prepared by the Forest Service, an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

The report focuses on the 20 major insects and diseases that annually cause defoliation and mortality in forests of the United States.  This 2013 edition contains updated charts, tables, and maps, plus it provides a national summary of the major changes and status of these 20 forest pests.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR/AGENCY:

The Forest Health Protection program of the Forest Service and its State partners provide the information in this report. This program serves all Federal lands, including National Forest System lands, lands administered by the U.S. Departments of Defense and the Interior, and tribal lands.  The program also provides assistance to private landowners through State foresters and other State agencies. Key elements of the program are detecting and reporting insect and disease epidemics. State and USDA Forest Service program specialists regularly conduct detection and monitoring surveys.

Related items:

Christmas Tree Pest Manual can be found at this link: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/001-000-04764-7?ctid=819

Forest Health Monitoring: National Status, Trends, and Analysis, 2014 can be found at this link: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/001-000-04768-0?ctid=

Bee Basics: An Introduction to Our Native Bees (Pamphlet) can be found at this link: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/001-000-04765-5

Other products from the United States Forest Service can be found at this link: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/agency/819

Table of Contents:
Executive Summary/Introduction........................................1
Mountain Pine Beetle.........................................................2
Gypsy Moth......................................................................6
Southern Pine Beetle..........................................................8
Emerald Ash Borer............................................................11
Sudden Oak Death............................................................14
Spruce Beetle....................................................................15
Western Bark Beetles........................................................18
Western Spruce Budworm.................................................22
Hemlock Woolly Adelgid...................................................25
Laurel Wilt Disease/Redbay Ambrosia Beetle.....................27
Spruce Budworm...............................................................29
Sirex Woodwasp...............................................................31
Dwarf Mistletoes................................................................32
Asian Longhorned Beetle....................................................34
White Pine Blister Rust.......................................................36
Oak Wilt............................................................................38
Fusiform Rust.....................................................................40
Dogwood Anthracnose......................................................41
Beech Bark Disease...........................................................42
Butternut Canker................................................................44

Forestry personnel, park rangers, land owners, tree and plant specialists, entomologists, botanists, ecologists, and insect/pest control manufacturers may be interested in this work.  Additionally, libraries with ecology, nature, and agricultural collections may also have interest in this volume.