Forest Pests: Insects, Diseases & Other Damage Agents

A Guide to Common Insects and Diseases of Forest Trees in the Northeastern United States

USDA Forest Service. 1979. A guide to common insects and diseases of forest trees in the northeastern United States. Northeast. Area State Priv. For., For. Insect and Disease Management., Broomall, PA. p. 123, illus.

Introduction

This guide will assist forest landowners and managers in identifying many common forest pests in the northeastern United States. It emphasizes forest insects and diseases, but includes some weather factors, vertebrate animals, nematodes and mites.

The guide is organized so that insects and diseases of hardwoods are found in one section, insects and diseases of conifers in another, and other pests and damage agents that affect trees in a third section. Within the hardwood and conifer sections, insects and diseases are arranged according to the portion of the tree they attack: foliage, stem, and root and root collar. Color photographs are included to aid in identification of forest pests and damage source.

Common names of forest pests and their hosts have been used whenever possible. The names for insects follow those listed by the Entomological Society of America, 1978 (Special Publication 78-1), or those widely used and accepted by forest entomologists. The scientific names for fungi follow Hepting, 1971 (U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Handbook 386) unless a more recent publication indicates that another name should be used. A glossary has been included to define technical terms.