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Oak trees (Quercus spp.) dominate many forests in North America, and their diverse herbivore fauna is a major component of ecological biodiversity.  This book describes the immature stages of common species of butterflies and moths (Lepidoptera) whose larvae are found on 10 species of oak (Quercus) in the eastern Missouri Ozarks (USA).

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Publications Overview

The Forest Health Assessment & Applied Sciences Team (FHAAST) produces publications, reports, and posters that address forest health-related disturbances. Topics include forest insects and diseases, native and invasive species, biological control, biopesticides, aerial survey, forest disturbance detection and risk assessment.

If available some of the listed publications can be ordered by contacting. Chuck Bargeron at cbargero@uga.edu.

Annual Major Forest Insect and Disease Conditions in the United States

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Publication cover from a Forest Insect & Disease Conditions Report

Forest Insect and Disease Conditions Reports have been published annually since 1955. The Forest Health Assessment & Applied Sciences Team assists Forest Health Protection in developing and publishing these reports.

National Forest Insect & Disease Conditions Reports

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Contributions of Classical Biological Control to the U.S. Food Security, Forestry, and Biodiversity (FHAAST-2019-05) (PDF, 15 MB)Biological control; Invasive species2022
Field Guide to the Slug Moths of West Virginia (FHAAST-2019-06) (PDF, 3.5 MB)slug moths; entomology; moths; caterpillar2022
Proceedings of the 7th North American Forest Insect Work Conference (FHAAST-2022-01) (PDF, 3.5 MB)Proceedings2022
Biology and Ecology of Sirex noctilio in North America (FHAAST-2019-01) (PDF, 6 MB)Insects and diseases; Invasive species; Biological control2021
A Misplaced Sense of Risk: Variation in U.S. Standards for Management of Risks Posed by New Species Introduced for Different Purposes (FHAAST-2019-02) (PDF, 4 MB)Risk Assessment2020
An Assessment of Tree Crown Health in Forested Wetlands of the Midwest (PDF, 7.3 MB)Poster2020
Biology and Biological Control of Knotweeds (2nd Edition, April 2020) (FHTET-2017-03) (PDF, 13 MB)Biological Control2020
Integrating Chemical and Biological Control of the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid: A Resource Manager's Guide (PDF, 8.3 MB)Biological Control; Manager's Guide2020
Proceedings: the 30th USDA Interagency Research Forum on Invasive Species (Jan. 14-17, 2020, Annapolis MD) (FHAAST-2020-01) (PDF, 2.2 MB)Invasive Species2020
Status and Trends in Forest Pests from Recent Aerial Detection Surveys (PDF, 5.5 MB)Poster2020
Characterizing Spatiotemporal Patterns of Forest Insects and Diseases (JPG, 8 MB)Poster2019
Illustrated Guide to the Immature Lepidoptera on Oaks in Missouri (FHAAST-2018-05) (PDF, 13 MB)Photographic Guide2019
Verticillium nonalfalfae, a promising naturally occurring biological herbicide to control tree of heaven (Ailanthus altissima) (FHAAST-2019-03) (PDF, 8.7 MB)Biological Control2019
An Operational Remote Sensing Program for Conducting National Forest Health Surveys in the United States (PDF, 8.5 MB)Poster2018
Biological Control of Winter Moth in Northeastern North America (FHAAST-2018-03) (PDF, 5.8 MB)Biological Control2018
Classical Biological Control of Arthropods: Catalog of Species Introduced into Canada, Mexico, the USA, or the USA Overseas Territories for Classical Biological Control of Arthropods, 1985 to 2018 (FHAAST-2018-09) (PDF, 4 MB)Biological Control2018
Combining National Forest Inventory Data with Soil Drainage Index to Assess Forest Health Vulnerability (PDF, 2 MB)Poster2018
New Invaders of the Northeast and Northcentral United States (FHTET-2017-04) (PDF, 10 MB)Field Guide2018
New Invaders of the Southeast (FHTET-2017-05) (PDF, 10 MB)Field Guide2018
The Role of Verticillium Wilt Fungi in Controlling the Invasive Tree-of-Heaven (Ailanthus altissima) (FHAAST-2018-02) (PDF, 8 MB)Biological Control2018
A Role for Ground-Based Gypchek Treatments for Gypsy Moth Control (FHAAST-2017-01) (PDF, 485 KB)Biopesticides2017
Biology and Biological Control of Common Gorse and Scotch Broom (FHTET-2017-01) (PDF, 36 MB)Biological Control2017
Biology and Biological Control of Yellow Starthistle (4th Edition, June 2017) (FHTET-2016-08) (PDF, 17.5 MB)Biological Control2017
Field Guide for the Biological Control of Weeds in Eastern North America (FHTET-2016-04) (PDF, 18 MB)Biological Control2017
Proceedings: the 2016 National Emerald Ash Borer Research and Technology Development Meeting (October 19-20, 2016, Wooster, OH) (FHTET-2016-10) (PDF, 1.4 MB)Biological Control; Proceedings2017
Proceedings: the 28th USDA Interagency Research Forum on Invasive Species (January 11-13, 2017, Annapolis, MD) (FHTET-2017-06)Invasive Species; Proceedings2017
Suppressing Over-abundant Invasive Plants and Insects in Natural Areas by Use of Their Specialized Natural Enemies (FHTET-2017-02) (PDF, 13 MB)Biological Control2017
The Role of Biocontrol of Emerald Ash Borer in Protecting Ash Regeneration after Invasion (FHAAST-2017-02) (PDF, 8 MB)Biological Control2017
A Review of Nontarget Effects of Insect Biological Control Agents: Concepts and Examples (FHTET-2016-02) (PDF, 11 MB)Biological Control2016
Biology and Biological Control of Dalmatian and Yellow Toadflax (3rd Edition, July 2016) (FHTET-2016-01) (PDF, 57 MB)Biological Control2016
Biology and Biological Control of Rush Skeletonweed (FHTET-2016-05) (PDF, 7 MB)Biological Control2016
Biology and Control of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (Revised June 2016) (FHTET-2014-05) (PDF, 12.6 MB)Biological Control2016
Classical Biological Control of Insects and Mites: A Worldwide Catalogue of Pathogen and Nematode Introductions (FHTET-2016-06) (PDF, 847 KB)Biological Control2016
Proceedings: the 27th USDA Interagency Research Forum on Invasive Species (January 12-15, 2016, Annapolis, MD). (FHTET-2016-09)Invasive Species; Proceedings2016
Proceedings: the 3rd Northern Rockies Invasive Plants Council Conference (February 10-13, 2014, Airway Heights, Washington) (FHTET-2016-03) (PDF, 2 MB)Invasive Plants; Proceedings2016
Biology and Biological Control of Garlic Mustard (Reprinted August 2015) (FHTET-2012-05) (PDF, 3 MB)Biological Control2015
Biology and Biological Control of Knapweeds (Reprinted August 2015) (FHTET-2011-05) (PDF, 4 MB)Biological Control2015
Biology and Biological Control of Mile-a-Minute Weed (Revised July 2015) (FHTET-2008-10) (PDF, 2.5 MB)Biological Control2015
Biology and Biological Control of Purple Loosestrife (2nd Edition, Sept 2015) (FHTET-2015-03) (PDF, 4.5 MB)Biological Control2015
Biology and Control of Emerald Ash Borer (FHTET-2014-09) (PDF, 47 MB)Biological Control2015
Biology, Spread, and Biological Control of Winter Moth in the Eastern United States (FHTET-2014-07) (PDF, 11 MB)Biological Control2015
National Individual Tree Species Atlas (Print) (FHTET-2015-01) (PDF, 73 MB)Tree Species Atlas2015
National Individual Tree Species Atlas (Spread) (FHTET-2015-01) (PDF, 73 MB)Tree Species Atlas2015
Proceedings: the 2014 Emerald Ash Borer National Research and Technology Development Meeting (October 15 - 16, 2014, Wooster, Ohio) (FHTET-2015-07) (PDF, 1.7 MB)Biological Control; Proceedings2015
Proceedings: the 26th USDA Interagency Research Forum on Invasive Species (January 13-16, 2015, Annapolis, MD) (FHTET-2015-09)Invasive Species; Proceedings2015
Using MCH to Protect Trees and Stands from Douglas-fir Beetle Infestation (FHTET-2001-09) (PDF, 4 MB)Biological Control2015

TITLECATEGORYYEAR
2013–2027 National Insect and Disease Forest Risk Assessment (FHTET-14-01) (PDF, 37 MB)Insects and diseases; Risk assessment2014
Biological Control of Weeds: A World Catalogue of Agents and Their Target Weeds (FHTET-2014-04)Biological Control2014
Field Guide for the Biological Control of Weeds in the Northwest (Reprinted Aug 2015) (FHTET-2014-08) (PDF, 8 MB)Biological Control2014
New Invaders of the Northwest (2nd Edition) (FHTET-2014-12) (PDF, 5 MB)Field Guide2014
New Invaders of the Southwest (FHTET-2014-13) (PDF, 5 MB)Field Guide2014
Proceedings: the 25th USDA Interagency Research Forum on Invasive Species (Jan. 8-10, 2014, Annapolis MD) (FHTET-2014-06)Invasive Species; Proceedings2014
The Use of Classical Biological Control to Preserve Forests in North America (FHTET-2013-2) (PDF, 17 MB)Biological Control2014
Forest Pest Insects in North America: A Photographic Guide (FHTET-2012-02) (PDF, 23.4 MB)Photographic Guide2013
Proceedings: the 24th USDA Interagency Research Forum on Invasive Species (January 2013) (FHTET-2013-01)Invasive Species; Proceedings2013
Proceedings: The XIII International Symposium on Biological Control of Weeds (September 2011) (FHTET-2012-07)Biological Control; Proceedings2013
Aerial Spraying of Herbicide to Control Buffelgrass in Southern Arizona: Efficacy, Non-Target Impacts and Application Recommendations (FHTET-2012-10) (PDF, 287 KB)Aerial Application2012
Biology and Biological Control of Common St. Johnswort (2nd Ed., May 2012) (FHTET-2010-05) (PDF, 2.5 MB)Biological Control2012
Gypchek-Bioninsecticide for Gypsy Moth Control in Forested Ecosystems and Urban Communitites. Tank Mixes and Directions for Use (2nd Edition, 2016) (FHTET-2012-01) (PDF, 2 MB)Biopesticides2012
The Soil Productivity Index: Taxonomically Based, Ordinal Estimates of Soil Productivity (PDF, 3.5 MB)Poster2012
Utilizing Native Species in the Western United States Roadside Revegetation (2nd Ed., May 2012) (FHTET-2010-04) (PDF, 90 MB)Revegetation2012
Biology and Biological Control of Tansy Ragwort (FHTET-2011-02) (PDF, 3.5 MB)Biological Control2011
Caterpillars on the Foliage of Conifers in the Northeastern of the United States (Revised 2011) (FHTET-2011-07) (PDF, 5.3 MB)Photographic Guide2011
Implementation and Status of Biological Control of the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (FHTET-2011-04) (PDF, 6 MB)Biological Control2011
Landscape (Soil) Wetness Map of the Conterminous United States (PDF, 4 MB)Poster2011
Proceedings: 2011 Emerald Ash Borer National Research and Technology Development Meeting (October 2011) (FHTET-2011-06) (PDF, 5.5 MB)Biological Control; Proceedings2011
Rare, Declining, and Poorly Known Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) of Forests and Woodlands in the Eastern United States (2nd Edition, January 2018) FHTET 2011-01 (PDF, 10 MB)Photographic Guide2011
The Soil Fertility and Drainage Indexes:taxonomically based, ordinal estimates of relative soil properties (PDF, 3.5 MB)Poster2011
Proceedings of 2009 Emerald Ash Borer Research and Technology Development Meeting (October 20-21, 2009, Pittsburgh, PA) (FHTET-2010-01) (PDF, 1.4 MB)Biological Control; Proceedings2010
Sampling Methods for Forest and Shade Tree Insects of North America, Volume 1 (2nd Edition) (FHTET-2001-01) (PDF, 3 MB)Sampling Methods2010
Sampling Methods for Forest and Shade Tree Insects of North America, Volume 2 (FHTET-2010-03) (PDF, 2 MB)Sampling Methods2010

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Proceedings: International Workshop on Biological Control of Invasive Species of Forests (September 20-25, 2007, Beijing, P.R. China) (FHTET-2008-04) (PDF, 1 MB)Biological Control; Proceedings2009
Rush Skeletonweed Management Plan for the Western United States (FHTET-2009-03) (PDF, 46 MB)Biological Control2009
Aerial Signatures of Forest Damage in the Eastern United States (FHTET-08-09) (PDF, 7 MB)Aerial Survey2008
Biology and Biological Control of Exotic True Thistles (3rd Edition) (FHTET-2007-05) (PDF, 7.6 MB)Biological Control2008
Proceedings of the 4th Symposium on Hemlock Woolly Adelgid in the Eastern United States (2008 Feb 12-14, Hartford, CT) (FHTET-2008-01) (PDF, 7 MB)Biological Control; Proceedings2008
Proceedings: 2007 Emerald Ash Borer Research and Technology Development Meeting (October 23-24, 2007, Pittsburgh, PA) (FHTET-2008-07) (PDF, 4 MB)Biological Control; Proceedings2008
Proceedings: 3rd International Symposium on Biological Control of Arthropods (Feb. 8-13, 2009, Christchurch, New Zealand) (FHTET-2008-06) (ZIP, 20 MB)Biological Control; Proceedings2008
A Review of Selected Species of Lymantria Hübner [1819] Including Three New Species (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Lymantriinae) from Subtropical and Temperate Regions of Asia, Some Potentially Invasive to North America. (FHTET-2006-07) (PDF, 11.6 MB)Biopesticides2007
Butterflies and Moths of Pacific Northwest Forests and Woodlands: Rare, Endangered, and Management Sensitive Species (FHTET-2007-07) (PDF, 5.3 MB)Photographic Guide2007
Control de Plagas y Malezas por Enemigas Naturales (FHTET-2007-02) (PDF, 10 MB)Biological Control2007
Mapping Risk from Forest Insects and Diseases (2006) (FHTET-2007-06) (PDF, 20 MB)Insects and diseases; Invasive species; Risk assessment2007
Using the New Natural Soil Drainage Index to Highlight and Explain Soil Wetness Patterns in Michigan (PDF, 1.4 MB)Poster2007
A Review of the Use of Mating Disruption to Manage Gypsy Moth, Lymantria disper (L.) (FHTET-2006-13) (PDF, 3.5 MB)Biopesticides2006
Aerial Signatures of Forest Insect and Disease Damage in the Western United States (FHTET-01-06) (PDF, 13 MB)Aerial Survey2006
Aleiodes Wasps of Eastern Forests: A Guide to Parasitoids and Associated Mummified Caterpillars (FHTET-2006-08) (PDF, 6 MB)Biological Control2006
Forestry Images www.forestryimages.org: Development, Methodology and Technology 1995–2005 (FHTET-2005-14) (PDF, 3 MB)Forestry Images2006
Guide to the Siricid Woodwasps of North America (FHTET-2006-15) (PDF, 6 MB)Photographic Guide2006
Invasive Plants of Asian Origin Established in the United States and Their Associated Natural Enemies, Volume 1 (2nd Edition) (FHTET-2004-05) (PDF, 7 MB)Invasive Plants2006
Pest Risk Assessment of the Importation into the United States of Unprocessed Pinus Logs and Chips from Australia (FHTET-2006-06) (PDF, 737 KB)Insects and diseases; Invasive species; Risk assessment2006
Proceedings: 2006 Emerald Ash Borer and Asian Long-horned Beetle Research and Technology Development Meeting (Oct 29-Nov 2, 2006, Cincinnati, OH) (FHTET-2007-04) (PDF, 4.6 MB)Biological Control; Proceedings2006
Standardizing Sampling for Detection and Mornitoring of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid in Eastern Hemlock Forests. (FHTET-2006-16) (PDF, 1.6 MB)Sampling Methods2006
Biology and Biological Control of Leafy Spurge (FHTET-2005-07) (PDF, 10.6 MB)Biological Control2005
Disturbance Events in America's Forests: An Analysis of Criterion 3, Indicator 15 of the Montreal Process - Criteria and Indicators of Sustainable Forestry-2003 (FHTET-2005-02) (PDF, 3 MB)Forest Disturbance2005
Invasive Plants Established in the United States that are Found in Asia and Their Associated Natural Enemies Volume 2 (2nd Edition) (FHTET-2005-15) (PDF, 8 MB)Invasive Plants2005
Long-term Evaluation of the Effects of Bacillus thuringiensis kurstaki, Gypsy Moth Nucleopolyhedrosis Virus Product Gypchek, and Entomophaga maimaiga on Nontarget Organisms in Mixed Broadleaf-pine Forests in the Central Appalachians. (FHTET-2004-14) (PDF, 1.4 MB)Biopesticides2005
Proceedings: Second International Symposium on Biological Control of Arthropods (Vol I), Davos, Switzerland, September 12-16, 2005. (FHTET-2005-08) (PDF, 4 MB)Biological Control; Proceedings2005
Proceedings: Second International Symposium on Biological Control of Arthropods (Vol II), Davos, Switzerland, September 12-16, 2005. (FHTET-2005-08) (PDF, 3 MB)Biological Control; Proceedings2005
Proceedings: The 2004 Emerald Ash Borer Research and Development Meeting (Romulus, Michigan, October 5-6, 2004) (FHTET-2004-15) (PDF, 343 KB)Biological Control; Proceedings2005
Proceedings: The 2005 Emerald Ash Borer Research and Development Meeting (September 26-27, 2005, Pittsburgh, PA) (FHTET-2005-16) (PDF, 2.6 MB)Biological Control; Proceedings2005
Proceedings: The Symposium on Biology, Ecology, and Management of Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata) and European Buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica) (May 22, 2001, St. Paul, MN). (FHTET-2005-09) (PDF, 1.4 MB)Biological Control; Proceedings2005
Proceedings: Third Symposium on Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (February 1-3, 2005, Asheville, NC) (FHTET-2005-01) (PDF, 4 MB)Biological Control; Proceedings2005
Workshop Proceedings: Quantitative Techniques for Deriving National-scale Data, Westminster, Colorado, July 26-28, 2005 (FHTET-2005-12) (PDF, 178 KB)Risk Assessment; Proceedings2005

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Assessing Host Ranges for Parasitoids and Predators Used for Classical Biological Control: A Guide to Best Practice (FHTET-2004-03) (PDF, 3 MB)Biological Control2004
Proceedings: The 2003 Emerald Ash Borer Research and Technology Development Meeting (Port Huron, Michigan, September 30-October 1, 2003) (FHTET-2004-02) (PDF, 616 KB)Biological Control; Proceedings2004
The Ribes of Colorado and New Mexico and Their Rust Fungi (FHTET-2004-13) (PDF, 445 KB)Plant and Rust Identification2004
Field Guide to Native Oak Species of Eastern North America (FHTET-2003-01) (PDF, 8.4 MB)Field Guide2003
Lepidoptera of the Pacific Northwest: Caterpillars and Adults (FHTET-2003-11) (PDF, 8 MB)Photographic Guide2003
Proceedings: The 1st International Symposium on Biological Control of Arthropods (Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, January 14-18, 2002). (FHTET-2003-05)Biological Control; Proceedings2003
Biological Control of Invasive Plants in the Eastern United States (FHTET-2002-04) (PDF, 3.7 MB)Biological Control2002
Geometroid Caterpillars of Northeastern and Appalachian Forests (FHTET-2001-10)Photographic Guide2001
A Guide to Conducting Aerial Sketchmapping Surveys (PDF, 7.5 MB)Aerial Survey2000
Proceedings: X International Symposium Biological Control of Weeds (July 1999) (FHTET-1999-01) (PDF, 28 MB)Biological Control; Proceedings2000

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Weed biocontrol: Extended abstracts from the 1997 Interagency Noxious-Weed Symposium (December 2-4, 1997, Corvallis, OR) (FHTET-1998-12) (3PDF MB)Biological Control; Proceedings1999
Biological Control of Arthropod Forest Pests of the Western United States: A Review and Recommendations (FHTET-1996-21) (PDF, 16 MB)Biological Control1998
Pathogens and microbial control of North American forest insect pests (FHTET-1997-27) (PDF, 29 MB)Biopesticides1998
The gypsy moth fungus Entomophaga maimaiga in North America (FHTET-1997-11) (PDF, 1.7 MB)Biopesticides1998
Caterpillars of Eastern Forests (FHTET-96-34) (PDF, 38 MB)Photographic Guide1997
Classical Biological Control of Pest Insects of Trees in the Southern United States: A Review and Recommendations (FHTET-1996-20) (PDF, 13.6 MB)Biological Control1997
Semiochemicals of forest and shade tree insects in North America and management applications (FHTET-96-15) (1PDF4.5 MB)Bioinsecticides1997
Biological Control of Arthropod Pests of the Northeastern and North Central Forests in the United States: A Review and Recommendations (FHTET-1996-19) (PDF, 5.6 MB)Biological Control1996
Effects of Diflubenzuron on Non-target Organisms in Broadleaf Forested Watersheds in the Northeast (FHM-NC-05-95) (PDF, 15 MB)Non-target Effects1995
Bacillus thuringiensis for Managing Gypsy Moth: A Review (FHM-NC-01-94) (PDF, 1 MB)Biopesticides1994