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Aspen Diseases

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Overview. A number of insects, diseases, and other damaging agents can affect the health and vigor of aspen.This portal identifies literature, syntheses, and web links about diseases. If you are aware of links or references that you think should be add to this web page, please submit them to webmaster@aspensite.org

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marssonina leaf spot

 

Links to Damaging Agent Information

HForest (Hypermedia Forest Insect and Disease Knowledge Base and Diagnosis) the Canadian Forest Service provide a overview of selected diseases (by host tree) effecting Canadian aspen.
Common Tree Diseases of British Columbia (published by the Canadian Forest Service contains detailed information on diseases effecting aspen.
Field Guide to Forest Damage in British Columbia is a broad ranging link produced by the Ministry of Forests and Range in B.C. Canada

Aspen and Poplar Leaf Spots is one of many publications dealing with aspen diseases produced by Colorado State University Cooperative Extension
Cankers on Western Quaking Aspen (David Johnson, et al.) is published by the United States Forest Service (Forest Insect & Disease Leaflet 152).
Hypoxylon Canker of Aspen, by Ralph L. Anderson et al, is another publication from the United States Forest Service (Forest Insect & Disease Leaflet 6).
Aspen Leaf Spot is another publication about leaf spots. This one is published by Utah State University. (Utah Plant Disease Control No. 26)
Aspen and Poplar Leaf and Twig Blight is a paper produced by the Canadian Forest Service. it focuses on Venturia macularis ("Shepherd's crook" symptoms.) and Venturia populina
Frost Damage of Poplars is a paper produced by the Canadian Forest Service. It focuses on frost damage
www.forestpests.org is a database about plant diseases published by the Bugwood Network. Search results when search work is "aspen"
Colorado State Forest Service's Web Library contains may short publications relating to diseases found in aspen as well as some general information about aspen in Colorado

Decay and Discoloration of Aspen. About the many pathogens attacking aspen that cause decay and wood discoloration.m USDA Forest Service Eastern Forest Insect and Disease Leaflet
An illustrated key to the galls and leaf-mines of trembling aspen (Populus tremuloides) in central Alberta. This web site provides a complete and illustrated key to twenty-one galling and leaf-mining taxa found in sampling of 27 patches of aspen forest in the area between Calmar, Drayton Valley and Rocky Mountain House in central Alberta, Canada
The forest tent caterpillar (Malacosoma disstria Hubner) may be found throughout the United States and Canada wherever hardwoods grow. Forest Insect and Disease Leaflet #9
Aspen leaf miners Tiny insects that turn quaking aspen leaves into silvery medallions, have been thorough in their coverage of interior Alaska the past few years. From an infestation that covered 1,400 acres in 2000, the insects expanded to 584,405 acres in 2004, according to forest health specialists.(Alaska Science Form)
Insects that Feed on Colorado Trees and Shrubs is an extensive guide published by Colorado State Cooperative extension.

 

 

 

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