Major Forest Insect and Disease Conditions in the United States: 2008 Update (37 pages)

September 2009. This report represents the 58th annual report prepared by the Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, of the major insect and disease conditions of the Nation's forests. This year's forest insect and disease conditions report has been redesigned to focus on the 20 major insects and diseases that annually cause defoliation and mortality in forest of the United States. Last year's report, Major Forest Insect and Disease Conditions in the United States 2007, provides background information on the 20 insects and diseases described in this report and should be referenced if more detailed information is needed. This report provides a national summary of the major changes and status of these 20 forest pests with updated charts, tables, and maps. We plan to produce a more detailed report every 3 to 5 years to update longer term trends, science, treatments, and outlook. We are in the process of developing a database and linking it to other datasets so that interested users will have access to more information and will be able to do their own analyses, especially over time. A primary goal is to make the database useful and user friendly to those interested in this type of information.

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Categories:

• Multiple Use
• Forest Wildlife
• Urban Forestry
• Regeneration
• Misc.
• Forest Management
• Forest Health
• Conservation Education
• Environmental Management
• Issues

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