NEW, NON-NATIVE INSECTS AND PESTS THAT MAY AFFECT CONNECTICUT'S TREES

The USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) recently gave a grant so that arborists, tree care workers, foresters, tree wardens and others who inspect trees on a regular basis can be better prepared to find non-native pests, should they occur in Connecticut.  The Pest Alerts compiled below are for insects or diseases* not yet known in Connecticut, but which practitioners feel might be close to arriving in our state.  

There is a similar page on this site that refers to invasive insects and diseases.

If arborists or others who work with trees find one of these non-native pests, they must also know what to do.  The following article outlines the steps recommended to follow should one find a suspected new, non-native pest:

What to do if you think you have find a new, non-native pest

* The organism that causes Sudden Oak Death is suspected to be present in Connecticut; however, there is no evidence as of yet that Sudden Oak Death itself is present.  Arborists and tree care workers are urged to keep informed of this developing story.

The List of Insects and Diseases and of the Selected Reference Materials for Each Organism

A web address is listed for each item of reference material.  

Insects

Asian Longhorned Beetle  

          Pest Alert USDA Forest Service & APHIS              http://www.na.fs.fed.us/spfo/pubs/pest_al/alb/index.htm

        Asian Longhorned Beetle or Whitespotted Sawyer?     http://www.na.fs.fed.us/fhp/alb/pubs/alb_wss/alb_wss.htm

          Canadian Food Inspection Agency Science Branch         www.inspection.gc.ca/english/plaveg/protect/pestrava/asialong/asialonge.shtml

 Emerald Ash Borer

           Pest Alert USDA Forest Service, State and Private Forestry    www.na.fs.fed.us/spfo/pubs/pest_al/eab/eab.pdf

           CSI for EAB reprinted from Arborist News     www.dnr.state.md.us/forests/forester/eab.asp

          Michigan s Firewood Alert     www.midnr.com/Publications/pdfs/ForestsLandWater/EABFirewoodPoster.pdf

 Pine Shoot Beetle

           Pest Alert USDA Forest Service, Northeastern Area          www.na.fs.fed.us/spfo/pubs/pest_al/shootbeetle/shootbeetle.htm

          Canadian Food Inspection Agency Science Branch     www.inspection.gc.ca/english/sci/surv/data/tompine.shtml

          Occurrence Map     www.aphis.usda.gov/ppq/maps/psbquarantine.pdf

 Asian Gypsy Moth       

           Identification of Gypsy Moth Larval Color Forms USDA Forest Service         www.fs.fed.us/na/morgantown/fhp/color/color.html

          APHIS Fact Sheet    www.aphis.usda.gov/lpa/pubs/fsheet_faq_notice/fs_phasiangm.html

          Canadian Food Inspection Agency Science Branch    www.inspection.gc.ca/english/sci/surv/data/lymdise.shtml

          Russian moth expert pays a visit to Oregon    www.oda.state.or.us/information/news/2000/Russian_entomologist.html

Nun Moth

           Canadian Food Inspection Agency Science Branch     www.inspection.gc.ca/english/sci/surv/data/lymmone.shtml

 Siberian Moth

           Canadian Food Inspection Agency Science Branch     www.inspection.gc.ca/english/sci/surv/data/densupe.shtml

Winter Moth

     UMass Extension report on Winter Moth    www.umassgreeninfo.org/fact_sheets/defoliators/winter_moth.pdf

 Diseases

 Sudden Oak Death    

          Pest Alert USDA Forest Service, Northeastern Area     www.na.fs.fed.us/spfo/pubs/pest_al/sodeast/sodeast.htm

          National Pest Alert North Central IPM Center     www.ncipmc.org/suddenoakdeath/suddenoakdeath.pdf

       APHIS List of Host Plants     www.aphis.usda.gov/ppq/ispm/pramorum/pdf_files/usdapdrlist.htm

 Bacterial Leaf Scorch

           Pest Alert USDA Forest Service, Northeastern Area     www.fs.fed.us/na/morgantown/fhp/palerts/leaf/leaf.htm

          Maryland Cooperative Extension Service     www.agnr.umd.edu/users/hgic/pubs/online/bact_leafscorch_web.pdf

 Oak Wilt

          How to Identify, Control and Prevent Oak Wilt     www.na.fs.fed.us/spfo/pubs/howtos/ht_oakwilt/toc.htm

          Forest Insect and Disease Leaflet 29 USDA Forest Service     www.na.fs.fed.us/spfo/pubs/fidls/oakwilt/oakwilt.htm      

  Plum Pox

           A Devastating Threat USDA APHIS     www.apsnet.org/online/feature/PlumPox/plumpoxfs.pdf

          Frequently Asked Questions     www.aphis.usda.gov/ppq/plumpox/faqs.html