United States Department of Agriculture
Forest Service
North Central Forest Experiment Station

POCKET GUIDE TO RED PINE DISEASES AND THEIR MANAGEMENT

Thomas H. Nicholls and Darroll D. Skillings Principal Plant Pathologists
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CONTENTS

Introduction

Major Diseases of Red Pine

Armillaria root rot
Coleosporium (pine needle rust)
Lophodermium needlecast
Physiological needle droop
Scleroderris canker
Sirococcus shoot blight
Sphaeropsis shoot blight formerly Diplodia pinea)
Other Diseases of Red Pine
Cylindrocladium root rot
Heterobasidion root rot (formerly Fomes annosus)
Inonotus trunk rot formerly Polyporus tomentosus)
Phellinus trunk rot (formerly Fomes pini)
Red Pine Pest Diagnosis and Control

General Guidelines for Red Pine Pest Management

Conclusion

Literature Cited and General References