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Table 17.1--Forest type listing with associated pest species

Forest type	Disease	Insect
White pine	Annosus root disease	Hemlock woolly adelgid
Hemlock	Annosus root disease	Balsam woolly adelgid
Spruce/ fir	Annosus root disease
Loblolly/ shortleaf/ Virginia pine	Annosus root disease Fusiform rust Littleleaf disease	Bark beetles, not SPB Nantucket pine tip moth Pine reproduction weevils Southern pine beetle Texas leaf-cutting ant
Slash/ longleaf pine	Annosus root disease Brown spot needle Fusiform rust	Bark beetles, not SPB Nantucket pine tip moth Pine reproduction weevils Southern pine beetle Texas leaf-cutting ant
Upland/ northern hardwood	Beech bark disease Butternut canker Chestnut blight Dogwood anthracnose Oak decline Oak wilt	Forest tent caterpillar Gypsy moth Hardwood borers
Bottomland hardwood/ cypress	Beech bark disease Dogwood anthracnose Oak wilt	Baldcypress leafroller Forest tent caterpillar Gypsy moth Hardwood borers
Oak/ pine	Oak decline Oak wilt	Bark beetles, not SPB Forest tent caterpillar Gypsy moth Hardwood borers
Live oak	Oak wilt	Hardwood borers

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