White Pine Blister Rust

Scientific Name

Cronartium ribicola A. Dietr. (ITIS; name is accepted but unverified)

Common Name

White pine blister rust (WPBR)

Native To

Asia (Maloy 2001)

Date of U.S. Introduction

Around 1900 (Maloy 2001)

Means of Introduction

Accidentally introduced on white pine seedlings imported from Europe (Maloy 2001)

Impact

Fungal disease of five-needle (white) pines (Maloy 2001)

White Pine blister rust; host limber pine USDA, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Region

Source

Invasive.org.

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Distribution / Maps / Survey Status

Alien Forest Pest Explorer (AFPE)
- USDA. FS. Northern Research Station.
- The Alien Forest Pest Explorer (AFPE) is an interactive web tool which provides detailed spatial data describing pest distributions and host inventory estimates for damaging, non-indigenous forest insect and disease pathogens currently established in the U.S. Provides static maps displaying pest distributions (state and county) and a new interactive mapping tool (beta).
Early Detection & Distribution Mapping System (EDDMapS) - White Pine Blister Rust
- University of Georgia. Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health.
- Provides state, county, point and GIS data. Maps can be downloaded and shared.

Videos

YouTube - White Pine Blister Rust (Symptoms and Pruning Demo)
- Google. YouTube; University of Wyoming. Barnyards & Backyards.

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Selected Resources

The section below contains highly relevant resources for this species, organized by source.

Partnership

Gallery of Pests - White Pine Blister Rust
- Nature Conservancy. Don't Move Firewood.
Global Invasive Species Database - Cronartium ribicola (fungus)
- IUCN. Species Survival Commission. Invasive Species Specialist Group.
Invasive Plant Atlas of the United States - White Pine Blister Rust
- University of Georgia. Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health.
Invasive Species Compendium - Cronartium ribicola
- CAB International.
Plantwise Technical Factsheet - White Pine Blister Rust (Cronartium ribicola)
- CABI. PlantwisePlus Knowledge Bank.

Federal Government

Managing for Healthy White Pine Ecosystems in the United States to Reduce the Impacts of White Pine Blister Rust [PDF, 8.00 MB]
- 2003
- USDA. Forest Service.
DecAID, The Decayed Wood Advisor - White Pine Blister Rust
- USDA. Forest Service. Pacific Northwest Region and Pacific Northwest Research Station.
White Pine Blister Rust - Forest Disease Management Notes [PDF, 60 KB]
- USDA. FS. Pacific Northwest Region.

International Government

Forest Invasive Alien Species - White Pine Blister Rust
- Natural Resources Canada. Canadian Forest Service.

State and Local Government

Forester Forums - White Pine Blister Rust [PDF, 1.42 MB]
- Sep 2014
- Idaho Department of Lands.
- See also: Forester Forums for more fact sheets
Insect & Disease Fact Sheets - White Pine Blister Rust
- Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry. Maine Forest Service.
Pest Alert - White Pine Blister Rust [PDF, 406 KB]
- North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Plant Industry Division. Plant Protection Section.
- See also: Hot Pest Topics for more resources
Pest Alert: White Pine Blister Rust [PDF, 1.04 MB]
- New Hampshire Department of Resources and Economic Development. Division of Forests and Lands.
- See also: White Pine Blister Rust in NH for more resources

Academic

Fact Sheet: White Pine Blister Rust on Currants and Gooseberries
- Ohio State University. Extension.
Fact Sheets - Diseases: White Pine Blister Rust and Ribes Species
- University of Massachusetts Extension. Landscape, Nursery, and Urban Forestry Program.
Pacific Northwest Plant Disease Management Handbook - Pine, White-White Pine Blister Rust
- Oregon State University. Extension Service.
Plant Diseases - White Pine Blister Rust
- University of Minnesota. Extension.
White Pine Blister Rust
- Pennsylvania State University. Cooperative Extension.
Wisconsin Horticulture - White Pine Blister Rust
- University of Wisconsin - Extension.

Professional

White Pine Blister Rust
- Sep 2001
- Plant Management Network. Plant Health Progress.
Plant Disease Lessons - White Pine Blister Rust
- American Phytopathological Society.

Citations

Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Cronartium ribicola. [Accessed Sep 28, 2023].
Maloy, O.C. 2001. White pine blister rust. Plant Health Progress 24 Sep 2001.

Find more images

Distribution / Maps / Survey Status

Alien Forest Pest Explorer (AFPE)

Early Detection & Distribution Mapping System (EDDMapS) - White Pine Blister Rust

Videos

YouTube - White Pine Blister Rust (Symptoms and Pruning Demo)

All Resources

Selected Resources

Gallery of Pests - White Pine Blister Rust

Global Invasive Species Database - Cronartium ribicola (fungus)

Invasive Plant Atlas of the United States - White Pine Blister Rust

Invasive Species Compendium - Cronartium ribicola

Plantwise Technical Factsheet - White Pine Blister Rust (Cronartium ribicola)

Managing for Healthy White Pine Ecosystems in the United States to Reduce the Impacts of White Pine Blister Rust [PDF, 8.00 MB]

DecAID, The Decayed Wood Advisor - White Pine Blister Rust

White Pine Blister Rust - Forest Disease Management Notes [PDF, 60 KB]

Forest Invasive Alien Species - White Pine Blister Rust

Forester Forums - White Pine Blister Rust [PDF, 1.42 MB]

Insect & Disease Fact Sheets - White Pine Blister Rust

Pest Alert - White Pine Blister Rust [PDF, 406 KB]

Pest Alert: White Pine Blister Rust [PDF, 1.04 MB]

Fact Sheet: White Pine Blister Rust on Currants and Gooseberries

Fact Sheets - Diseases: White Pine Blister Rust and Ribes Species

Pacific Northwest Plant Disease Management Handbook - Pine, White-White Pine Blister Rust

Plant Diseases - White Pine Blister Rust

White Pine Blister Rust

Wisconsin Horticulture - White Pine Blister Rust

White Pine Blister Rust

Plant Disease Lessons - White Pine Blister Rust