Pests & Diseases Asian Longhorned Beetle Bagworms, Webworm Beech Bark Disease Cherry Scallop Shell Moth Cicades Common Oak Moth Emerald Ash Borer Fungal Leaf Diseases Gypsy Moth Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Oak Sawfly Pine Shoot Beetle White Oak Defoliation
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Ohio's Two Most Important Forest Threats: Asian Longhorned Beetle (ALB) In mid-June, 2011, this non-native invasive pest was discovered infesting maple trees in Bethel, Ohio (Clermont County). Federal, state, and local agencies are now dealing with this multi-genus eating beetle. read more
Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) If not stopped here and now, it will spread across the Midwest and though our nations hardwood forests, killing off ash as a managed species. The loss of ash would have a dramatic ecological and economical impact. read more
Bacterial Leaf Scorch Statewide Survey Thousand Cankers Disease Pest Alert (pdf) Thousand Cankers Disease Briefing Paper from USDA Forest Service (pdf) Thousand Cankers Disease website (Purdue University)
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