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North Carolina Forest Service

WEBThe health of our forests must be preserved to ensure the survival of plant and animal species that make the forest their home, and to protect those processes that maintain a healthy environment. A healthy forest must also be able to accommodate the present and future needs of people for a variety of values, products, and services.

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North Carolina Forest Service

WEBPlease report the location and descriptions of potentially positive trees to1-800-206-9333 or [email protected]. Contact your N.C. Forest Service county ranger for diagnosis assistance and management advice. Local rangers will refer potentially infected trees to Forest Health or Plant Industry Specialists.

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North Carolina Forest Service

WEBThe North Carolina Forest Service is a cooperator and participant in the USDA Forest Service Forest Health Monitoring (FHM) Program; a national program designed to determine the status, changes, and trends in indicators of forest conditions on an annual basis. All too often, natural resource policy- and decision-makers, managers, and the …

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North Carolina Forest Service

WEBSpongy Moth. The entire state of North Carolina has been monitored for spongy moth since 1982 through a cooperative effort by the N.C. Forest Service and the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services - Plant Industry Division.Since then, more than 100 intervention programs have been initiated to either eradicate isolated populations or …

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North Carolina Forest Service

WEBThe North Carolina Forest Service Forest Health Handbook describes some of the most important and/or common forest insects and diseases that damage trees in North Carolina. The main purpose of this manual is to provide basic information on threats to forest health, guidance in diagnosing tree disorders, and pest management recommendations.

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North Carolina Forest Service

WEBWhile moving firewood within N.C. is legal, the N.C. Forest Service encourages the use of local or treated firewood to reduce the spread of invasive pests. The quarantine was established to prevent the spread of EAB to non-infested regions in an effort to protect ash resources elsewhere and minimize the impacted area.

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North Carolina Forest Service

WEBWhat Threatens Forest Health? Forest health can be threatened by biotic and/or abiotic stress agents. Stress agents cause a sustained disruption of the normal physiological or structural functioning of a tree.

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North Carolina Forest Service

WEBForest Insects, Diseases & Invasives. Common Forest Insect Pests. Common Forest Tree Diseases. Invasive Plants in N.C. Use Local Firewood. Monitoring Invasive Forest Pests. Emerald Ash Borer FAQ. Thousand Cankers Disease FAQ. Laurel Wilt FAQ.

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North Carolina Forest Service

WEBForest Health Surveys. While the NCFS Forest Health staff monitor all forest health issues in the state, they conduct specially designed surveys for those forests pests which pose a unique risk or high hazard to our forest resources.

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North Carolina Forest Service

WEBThe Southern Pine Beetle Prevention Program, funded through a grant from the U.S. Forest Service, will reimburse non-industrial private forest landowners in North Carolina for some of the cost of practices to manage young pine stands for the prevention of southern pine beetle infestations. Eligible Practice. Practice. Explanation. Cost-share rate.

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N.C. Forest Service 2021 Forest Health Highlights

WEBThe Spotted Lanternfly has been found in 11 Northeastern, and Midwestern states as of Nov. 2021. The pest has occupied northern Virginia since January 2018. However, in late Oct., a small population was discovered in Hillsville, VA, just 15 miles from the North Carolina border in Surry County. While mostly a pest of.

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North Carolina Forest Service

WEBThe North Carolina Forest Service strongly urges you to utilize native plants in your landscapes, gardens, and forests; and to remove exotic invasives when observed. Some exotic invasive plant species are very difficult to eradicate. Please contact your local NCFS office for assistance with identification and eradication of exotic invasives

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Forest Health Handbook, 3rd Edition

WEBThe North Carolina Forest Service Forest Health Handbook describes some of the most important and/or common forest insects and diseases that damage trees in North Carolina. The main purpose of this manual is to provide basic information on threats to forest health, guidance in diagnosing tree disorders, and pest management recommendations.

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Forest Pathology

WEB78 Forest Pathology Tree diseases are the leading cause of timber losses each year in the U.S. In fact, the average total loss of timber due to disease-caused mortality and growth loss

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Diagnosing Disorders of Trees

WEB150 tree species. A tree with northern provenance may lack heat and drought tolerance and do poorly when planted at the southern end of the species range.

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N.C. Forest Service

WEBIn spring 2023, the N.C. Forest Service (NCFS) deployed 39 SPB prediction traps in 39 counties across the state. Three additional traps were deployed by Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge. Aerial surveys for forest health issues, including southern pine beetle, were conducted in the late summer of 2023.

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White Pine is battling an insect and disease complex

WEBThis combination has become evident throughout the year and has caused concern among landowners who have white pine on their property. Although both are native, there’s been a considerable

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WEBThis is a federally funded cost share program that is implemented at the state level. In 2005, the N.C. Forest Service Southern Pine Beetle Prevention Program (SPBPP) was created for non-industrial private forest landowners of North Carolina. The SPB Prevention Program provides these landowners cost share funds for approved forest management

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