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Table 2--Summary of results of the individual forest pest analyses

	Native or Non-native Pest	Type or species affected	Does impact vary with		Pest significance *		Are practical control strategies available **	Research needs ***
			ownership?	management intensity?	Past	Future
Annosus Root Disease	Native	Pines in the pine types	Yes	Yes	5,6	5,6	PB, PC, PP, SC
Bald Cypress Leaf Roller	Native	Bald cypress in bottomland hardwood types	No	No	8	8	No	B, C
Balsam Wooly Adelgid	Non-native	Fraser fir in the Spruce-fir type	No	No	2	2	SC	B, C
Bark Beetles (except Southern Pine Beetle)	Native	Pines in the Pine types	Yes	Yes	5,6	5,6,7	SC	C
Beech Bark Disease	Non-native	American beech in the northern hardwood types	No	No	NA	1	No	B, C
Brown Spot Needle Disease	Native	Longleaf pine	Yes	Yes	5	5	PC, PP
Butternut Canker	Non-native	Butternut in the Northern hardwood types	No	No	1	1	No	C, G
Chestnut Blight	Non-native	Chestnut, oaks, & others in Northern hardwood types	No	No	1	1	No	G
Dogwood Anthracnose	Non-native	Dogwoods in the Northern hardwood types	No	No	1	1	No	G
Forest Tent Caterpillar	Native	Bottomland hardwood types	No	Yes	8	8	SB, SC	B
Fusiform Rust	Native	Loblolly and slash pines in the pine types	Yes	Yes	5,6	5,6	PC, PG, PP, SC	G
Gypsy Moth	Non-native	Hardwoods - all types	No	Yes	1,2,4,5,6,7	1,2,4,5,6,7	PB, PC, PP, SP	B, G
Hemlock Wooly Adelgid	Non-native	Hemlocks	No	No	NA	1	SP	B, G
Littleleaf Disease	Non-native	Shortleaf & loblolly pines	Yes	Yes	5,6	5,6	PC, SC
Oak Decline	Native	Oaks	Yes	Yes	1	1	PC	B, C
Oak Wilt	Native	Oaks	Yes	Yes	2	1	SC, SP	C
Pine Tip Moth	Native	Hard pines	Yes	Yes	5,6	5,6	PC, SP	C
Pine Reproduction Weevils	Native	Pine	Yes	Yes	5,6	5,6	PC, SP
Southern Pine Beetle	Native	Pines	Yes	Yes	3,4,5,6,7	3,4,5,6,7	PC, SC, SP	C
Texas Leaf Cutting Ant	Native	Pine reproduction	No	No	5,6	5,6	SP	C, P
Woodborers	Native	Hardwoods Pines	No	Yes	3	3	PC	C, P

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