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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 - Invasive.org

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. The database is maintained as a joint effort of Purdue University, the U.S. Forest Service Northern Research Station, and the U.S. Forest Service Forest Health Protection.

  • 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.

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