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Tree Pests and Diseases

The Trinity Blacklands UFC region cuts through the Cross Timbers and Prairies physiographic regions. It is made up of many transitional areas supporting a highly biodiverse flora and fauna. This biodiversity includes a large collection of bugs, critters, fungi and microbes that want to eat or kill our local trees. Some people aren't much help either. What can we do to help our trees?
Tree Pests
Asian Longhorn Beetle

Asian Longhorn Beetle

Tree Diseases
Oak Wilt - Symptomatic Leaves

Oak Wilt - Symptomatic Leaves

bugs Trapping Formosan Termites

(NAPIS) Asian Longhorned Beetle Home Page

Forest Insect Pests of North America

Southern Pine Beetle Control Center

Texas Leaf-Cutting Ant

Guidelines for Prevention and Control of Forest Pests Affecting Pine Trees in East Texas

USDA Pest Protection & Quarantine Web Site

sap-feeding (Nitidulid) beetles Controlling Webworms, Tent Caterpillars and Army Worms

Webworm Biology and Control [pdf]

Texas Plant Disease Handbook

Plant Disease Control On-line Guide

Common Names of Plant Diseases

Images of Tree Diseases

Powdery Mildew.com, Oak Wilt.com, Fire Blight.com

Common Q&A About Oak Wilt, Texas Forest Service

Eight Step Program To Oak Wilt Managment

TreeLink Plant Disease Listings

Sudden Oak Death Resources, SOD in Texas

Oak Decline Disease

The Mealy Oak Gall on Ornamental Live Oak in Texas

Hypoxylon Canker

Bacterial Leaf Scorch

Unraveling the Genetics of Fusiform Rust

Forest Health Protection Web Site (Fed)

Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team

 

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"Trees play a vital role in our environment, providing food and shelter, helping to cool our surroundings, absorbing pollution, and emitting life-giving atmospheric gases. Their importance is crucial in urban areas and are a resource we often take for granted."
The National Urban Community Forestry Council

Texas Forest Service
TFS

USDA Urban Forestry South
USDA-FS

Treelink
TreeLink

Tree Events Calendar
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