Beech Bark Disease | National Invasive Species Information Center

Beech bark disease symptoms - Photo by Joseph O'Brien; USDA, Forest Service

Scientific Name:

Neonectria spp. (Cale et al. 2015)

Common Name:

Beech bark disease (BBD)

Native To:

Unknown; the fungal pathogens may possibly be native, but the insect vector, Cryptococcus fagisuga, was introduced from Europe (Kasson and Livingston 2009; Gwiazdowski et al. 2006)

Date of U.S. Introduction:

First appeared in Canada during the 1890s, and in the U.S. during the 1930s (Gwiazdowski et al. 2006; Houston 1994)

Means of Introduction:

The insect vector (C. fagisuga) was introduced accidentally on imported European beech saplings (Gwiazdowski et al. 2006)

Impact:

Fungal disease that kills American beech trees after being attacked by the beech scale insect (C. fagisuga) (McCullough et al. 2005)

Current U.S. Distribution:

Northeastern U.S. and Great Lakes Region

Distribution / Maps / Survey Status

Alien Forest Pest Explorer (AFPE): Alien Pest Range Maps

USDA. FS. Northern Research Station.

Select the non-indigenous forest pest to view maps depicting state and county distribution. Produced by: USDA, FS, Forest Health Protection, and its partners.

Alien Forest Pest Explorer: Beech Bark Disease Invasion Animated Map (1935-2006)

USDA. FS. Northern Research Station.

Images

Google Images - Beech Bark Disease

Google.

Invasive.org - Beech Bark Disease

University of Georgia. Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health.

Videos

YouTube - Tree Detective Invasive Species Edition - Beech Bark Disease

Google. YouTube; Michigan Department of Natural Resources.

Selected Resources

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Partnership

Gallery of Pests - Beech Bark Disease

Nature Conservancy. Don't Move Firewood.

Global Invasive Species Database - Neonectria faginata (fungus)

IUCN. Species Survival Commission. Invasive Species Specialist Group.

Invaders Factsheet: Beech Bark Disease

Ontario's Invading Species Awareness Program (Canada).

TISI Inventory - Beech Bark Disease Complex

Texas State University System. Texas Invasive Species Institute.

Federal Government

Pest Alert - Beech Bark Disease (2012)

USDA. FS. Northeastern Area State and Private Forestry.

Proceedings of the Beech Bark Disease Symposium (2005)

USDA. FS. Northern Research Station.

Contains invited papers, short contributions, abstracts, and working group summaries from the Beech Bark Disease Symposium in Saranac Lake, NY, June 16-18, 2004. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-331.

Forest Health Protection - Beech Bark Disease

USDA. FS. Northeastern Area State and Private Forestry.

Nonnative Species - Beech Bark Disease

DOI. NPS. Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore (Michigan).

International Government

Forest Invasive Alien Species - Beech Bark Disease

Natural Resources Canada. Canadian Forest Service.

State and Local Government

Forest Health - Beech Bark Disease

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

Academic

Is it Beech Bark Disease? (Nov 11, 2016)