Dialogue Fact Sheets and Other Products

Update on Forest Pest Introduction Pathways and Impacts Factsheets (2018) updated statistics and information in reference to 2014 Pathways and Impacts documents listed below.
First Detectors Network Progress Report May 2017 (2017) progress report for First Detectors Network initiatives
Forest Health First Detectors Network and Outreach Initiative (2017) overview of outreach initiatives for the First Detectors Network, a growing group of people and resources that work with high-risk invasive pest pathways
Continental Dialogue Forest Pest Situation Overview (2014) numbers of pests introduced, damage caused in various areas of the country, and the fact that pests continue to be introduced
Forest Pest Introduction Pathways (2014) brief descriptions of the two principal pathways of introduction, wood packaging material and living plants; and examples of the pests introduced via those pathways
Forest Pest Impacts and Economic Damage (2014) hard numbers on economic damage caused by the non-native pests
Forest Pest Spread Pathways within the US (2014) brief descriptions of the issues of firewood, living plants, and wood for turning or woodworking
Additional Information about the Wood Packaging Pathway (2014) updates on the above “Pathways” & “Impacts” fact sheets
Funding History of Forest Pests (2014) funding of the principal APHIS and USDA Forest Service programs that combat the pests
Asian longhorned beetle Overview (2014) ALB as a “poster child” for the threat – the many separate introductions, where it is now, the damage it would cause if not eradicated
Role of the USDA Forest Service in Combating Non-native, Tree-killing Pests (2014)
Woodworker and Woodturner Outreach Handout (2012)
A Decision-making Guide for Invasive Species Program Managers (2011)
How can the spread of Phytophthora ramorum (Sudden oak death) be prevented? Poster Presentation (2011) National Plant Board meeting poster on the Address P. ramorum Initiative, including next steps and outcomes from the P. ramorum Workshop held February 2011
Forest Pest Success Story: Hemlock Wooly Adelgid Case Study (2010)
Forest Pest Success Story: Plum Pox Virus Case Study (2010)
Forest Pest Success Story: Pink Hibiscus Mealybug Case Study (2010)
US Conference of Mayors Resolution, “Containment and Eradication of Non-native Tree-Killing Insects and Diseases” (2008)