Roots, bark, stem or trunk, or branches of conifers
Insects and mites
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Ambrosia beetle
Scientific name: Gnathotrichus sulcatus (LeConte)
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Aphids (plant lice)
Scientific name: Aphis sp.
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Arborvitae weevil
Scientific name: Phyllobius intrusus Kono
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Balsam woolly adelgid
Scientific name: Adelges piceae (Ratzeburg)
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Bark beetle
Scientific name: Crypturgus pusillus (Eichhoff)
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Brown spruce longhorn beetle
Scientific name: Tetropium fuscum (Fabricius)
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Ceanothus silk moth
Scientific name: Hyalophora euryalis (Walker)
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Cooley spruce gall adelgid
Scientific name: Adelges cooleyi (Gillette)
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Cypress leaftier
Scientific name: Epinotia subviridis Heinrich
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Cypress tip moth
Scientific name: Argyresthia cupressella Walshingham
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Eastern larch beetle
Scientific name: Dendroctonus simplex LeConte
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Fir coneworm
Scientific name: Dioryctria abietivorella (Grote)
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Golden buprestid
Scientific name: Buprestis aurulenta Linnaeus
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Juniper webworm
Scientific name: Dichomeris marginella (Fabricius)
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Lesser shothole borer
Scientific name: Xyleborinus saxeseni (Ratzeburg)
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Metallic pitch blister moth
Scientific name: Petrova metallica (Busck)
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Mountain pine beetle
Scientific name: Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins
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Northern pine weevil
Scientific name: Pissodes nemorensis Germar
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Northern pitch twig moth
Scientific name: Petrova albicapitana (Busck)
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Pales weevil
Scientific name: Hylobius pales (Herbst)
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Pine bark adelgid
Scientific name: Pineus strobi (Hartig)
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Pine shoot beetle
Scientific name: Tomicus piniperda (L.)
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Pine spittlebug
Scientific name: Aphrophora cribrata (Wlk)
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Pine tortoise scale
Scientific name: Toumeyella parvicornis (Cockerell)
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Pine tussock moth
Scientific name: Dasychira grisefacta (Dyar)
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Poplar-and-willow borer
Scientific name: Cryptorhynchus lapathi (Linnaeus).
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Red pine cone beetle
Scientific name: Conophthorus resinosae Hopkins
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Redheaded pine sawfly
Scientific name: Neodiprion lecontei (Fitch)
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Redwood bark beetle
Scientific name: Phloeosinus sequoiae Hopkins
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Rusty tussock moth
Scientific name: Orgyia antiqua (L.)
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Sequoia pitch moth
Scientific name: Synanthedon sequoiae (Hy. Edw.)
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Spruce beetle
Scientific name: Dendroctonus rufipennis (Kirby)
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Spruce bud scale
Scientific name: Physokermes piceae (Schr.)
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Striped ambrosia beetle
Scientific name: Trypodendron lineatum (Olivier)
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Warren root collar weevil
Scientific name: Hylobius warreni Wood
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Western balsam bark beetle
Scientific name: Dryocoetes confusus Sw.
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Western cedar borer
Scientific name: Trachykele blondeli Marseul
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White pine weevil
Scientific name: Pissodes strobi (Peck)
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Whitemarked tussock moth
Scientific name: Orgyia leucostigma (J. E. Smith)
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Whitespotted sawyer
Scientific name: Monochamus scutellatus (Say)
Diseases caused by pathogens
Annosus root and butt rot (Heterobasidion irregulare)
Pathogen name: Heterobasidion irregulare (Underw.) Garbel. & Otrosina
Annosus root and butt rot (Heterobasidion occidentale)
Pathogen name: Heterobasidion occidentale Otrosina & Garbel
Brown cubical butt and pocket rot of cedar
Pathogen name: Oligoporus sericeomollis (Romell) Bondartseva
Brown pocket rot of Sitka spruce
Pathogen name: Neolentinus kaufmannii (A. H. Smith) Redhead & Ginns
Pitted sap rot
Pathogen name: Trichaptum abietinum (Dicks.) Ryvarden (Common names for this fungus: purple conk fungus, purple-toothed polypore)
Schweinitzii butt rot
Pathogen name: Phaeolus schweinitzii (Fr.) Pat. (Common names for the fungus: velvet-topped polypore, dyer’s polypore)
Scleroderris canker North American strain
Pathogen name: Gremmeniella abietina var. NA (Lagerberg) Morelet
Scleroderris canker, European strain
Pathogen name: Gremmeniella abietina var. Eu (Lagerberg) Morelet
White butt rot - White laminated rot
Pathogen name: Ceriporiopsis rivulosa (Berk. & Curtis) Gilb. & Ryvarden
White spongy trunk rot
Pathogen name: Fomes fomentarius (L.) Fr. (Common name for this fungus: tinder conk)
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Armillaria sinapina
Pathogen name: Armillaria sinapina (Bérubé and Dessureault)
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Annosus root and butt rot (Heterobasidion irregulare)
Pathogen name: Heterobasidion irregulare (Underw.) Garbel. & Otrosina
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Annosus root and butt rot (Heterobasidion occidentale)
Pathogen name: Heterobasidion occidentale Otrosina & Garbel
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Armillaria ostoyae root disease
Pathogen name: Armillaria ostoyae (Romagnesi) Herink
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Armillaria root rot
Pathogen name: Armillaria mellea complexe
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Atropellis canker
Pathogen name: Atropellis piniphila (Weir) Lohman & Cash
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Botryosphaeria canker of spruce
Pathogen name: Botryosphaeria piceae Funk
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Brown cubical butt and pocket rot of cedar
Pathogen name: Oligoporus sericeomollis (Romell) Bondartseva
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Brown cubical pocket rot
Pathogen name: Veluticeps fimbriata (Ellis & Everh.) Nakas.
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Brown felt blight
Pathogen name: Herpotrichia juniperi (Duby) Petr.
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Brown pocket rot of Sitka spruce
Pathogen name: Neolentinus kaufmannii (A. H. Smith) Redhead & Ginns
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Brown rot
Pathogen name: Dacrymyces chrysospermus Berk & M.A. Curtis
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Brown stringy trunk rot
Pathogen name: Echinodontium tinctorium (Ellis & Everh.) Ellis & Everh.
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Brown trunk rot
Pathogen name: Fomitopsis officinalis (Villars.:Fr.) Bondartsev & Singer
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Canker disease of spruce
Pathogen name: Leucostoma kunzei Sacc.
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Comandra blister rust
Pathogen name: Cronartium comandrae Peck
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Diplodia blight
Pathogen name: Diplodia sapinea (Fr.) Fuckel
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Eastern dwarf mistletoe
Pathogen name: Arceuthobium pusillum Peck
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Elytroderma disease
Pathogen name: Elytroderma deformans (Weir) Darker
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European larch canker
Pathogen name: Lachnellula willkommii (Hartig) Dennis
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Fir broom rust
Pathogen name: Melampsorella elatina (Alb. & Schwein.) Arthur
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Fir needle cast (Isthmiella quadrispora)
Pathogen name: Isthmiella quadrispora Ziller
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Hardwood Trunk Rot
Pathogen name: Phellinus igniarius (L.:Fr.) Quél.
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Hemlock dwarf mistletoe
Pathogen name: Arceuthobium tsugense (Rosendahl) G.N. Jones
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Laminated root rot cedar form
Pathogen name: Phellinus weirii-2 (Murrill) R. L. Gilbertson
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Laminated root rot douglas-fir form
Pathogen name: Phellinus weirii-1 (Murrill) R. L. Gilbertson
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Larch dwarf mistletoe
Pathogen name: Arceuthobium laricis (Piper) St-John
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Large-spored spruce – Labrador tea rust
Pathogen name: Chrysomyxa ledicola (Peck) Lagerh.
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Lodgepole pine dwarf mistletoe
Pathogen name: Arceuthobium americanum Nutt. Ex Engelm.
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Ostreatus white spongy rot
Pathogen name: Pleurotus ostreatus (Jacq.:Fr.) P. Kumm.
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Phomopsis canker of douglas-fir
Pathogen name: Diaporthe lokoyae Funk
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Pinicola brown crumbly rot
Pathogen name: Fomitopsis pinicola (Sw.:Fr.) P. Karst.
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Pitted sap rot
Pathogen name: Trichaptum abietinum (Dicks.) Ryvarden (Common names for this fungus: purple conk fungus, purple-toothed polypore)
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Red butt rot and sap rot
Pathogen name: Cryptoporus volvatus (Peck) Shear
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Red heart rot
Pathogen name: Stereum sanguinolentum (Albertini & Schwein) Fr.
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Red ring rot
Pathogen name: Phellinus pini (Thore:Fr.) A. Ames
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Rhizina root rot
Pathogen name: Rhizina undulata Fr.:Fr.
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Schweinitzii butt rot
Pathogen name: Phaeolus schweinitzii (Fr.) Pat. (Common names for the fungus: velvet-topped polypore, dyer’s polypore)
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Scleroderris canker North American strain
Pathogen name: Gremmeniella abietina var. NA (Lagerberg) Morelet
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Scleroderris canker, European strain
Pathogen name: Gremmeniella abietina var. Eu (Lagerberg) Morelet
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Sericeomollis brown cubical butt
Pathogen name: Postia sericeomollis (Romell) Jülich
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Silver leaf disease
Pathogen name: Chondrostereum purpureum (Pers.:Fr) Pouzar.
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Sirococcus Shoot Blight
Pathogen name: Sirococcus conigenus (Dc.) Cannon & Minter
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Spruce broom rust
Pathogen name: Chrysomyxa arctostaphyli Dietel
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Stalactiform blister rust
Pathogen name: Cronartium coleosporioides Arthur
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Stringy Butt Rot
Pathogen name: Perenniporia subacida (Peck) Donk
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Sulphureus brown cubical rot
Pathogen name: Laetiporus sulphureus (Bull.:Fr.) Murrill
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Sweetfern blister rust
Pathogen name: Cronartium comptoniae Arth.
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Tomentosus root rot
Pathogen name: Inonotus tomentosus (Fr.:Fr.) Teng
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Western gall rust
Pathogen name: Cronartium harknessii E. Meinecke
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White butt rot - White laminated rot
Pathogen name: Ceriporiopsis rivulosa (Berk. & Curtis) Gilb. & Ryvarden
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White mottled rot
Pathogen name: Ganoderma applanatum (Pers.) Pat.
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White pine blister rust
Pathogen name: Cronartium ribicola J.C. Fisch.
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White spongy trunk rot
Pathogen name: Fomes fomentarius (L.) Fr. (Common name for this fungus: tinder conk)
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White trunk rot of conifers
Pathogen name: Phellinus hartigii (Allesch. & Schnabl) Pat.
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Yellow pitted rot
Pathogen name: Hericium abietis (Weir ex Hubert) K. A. Harrison