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White Pine Blister Rust

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White pine blister rust - Invasive.org
White Pine blister rust; host limber pine USDA, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Region
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)

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.

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.

Images

Google Images - White Pine Blister Rust
Google.
Invasive.org - White Pine Blister Rust
University of Georgia. Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health.

Videos

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

Selected Resources

The section below contains highly relevant resources for this species, organized by source. Or, to display all related content view all resources for White Pine Blister Rust.

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. Plantwise Knowledge Bank.
Federal Government
Managing for Healthy White Pine Ecosystems in the United States to Reduce the Impacts of White Pine Blister Rust (2003) (PDF | 8.00 MB)

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 (Sep 2014) (PDF | 1.42 MB)

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.
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.

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