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See also: Common Disease Problems for more fact sheets

See also: Sudden Oak Death Forest Health Fact Sheet (Apr 2021) [PDF, 2.0 MB]

A guide for homeowners, small woodland owners, resource managers, and conservation groups to recognize, prevent, and manage Sudden Oak Death.

This appendix contains a brief description of a number of the major federal legal authorities that deal with invasive species.

If you are moving this year from a location within the gypsy moth quarantine area to a location outside the quarantine area, please inspect outdoor household items for pests. This is a federal requirement for homeowners moving from gypsy moth quarantine areas.

By complying with the law, you may also save a forest. Gypsy moths are destructive, invasive pests! European gypsy moth larvae feed on over 300 plant species including oak, aspen and elm. Gypsy moths have defoliated more than 83 million acres in the United States since 1970. About 70% of susceptible forests have never been infested and are at risk.

See also: Plant Industry Pest Alerts for more pests/diseases

A national team of scientists, with support from the USDA Specialty Crop Research Initiative, that seeks to advance the development of sustainable, integrated management strategies for spotted wing drosophila, SWD, based on biology.

Provides comprehensive sweet orange scab information including: what to look for, how to prevent this disease and how it is treated. Also provides image gallery and information how to report signs of citrus disease. And provides control information including: current status and regulatory information.