Title: Examine common pests and diseases affecting Virginia forests.
Course: Forestry Management (18502-I) > Section: Preserving Forest Health

Examination should include

- southern pine bark beetle
- emerald ash borer
- Cryphonectria parasitica (fungus that causes American chestnut blight)
- hemlock woolly adelgid
- heart rot
- anthracnose
- fire ants
- beech leaf disease
- thousand cankers disease (TCD).

Process/Skill Questions:

- What are the economic effects of insects and diseases on forest products?
- How has the chestnut blight influenced Virginia's landscape?
- What effect do humans have on the control and spread of insects and diseases?