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For the Forest Insect and Disease Identification contest, you will have to identify 10 insects and 10 diseases from the official Insect and Disease Lists in the Invitational Handbook.  These insects and diseases are listed below, and each has a hyperlink to one or more reference pages that describe and picture the specific insect or disease.  All of the hyperlinks are from the official Invitational references and can be printed off on a (color) printer.  Many of the pictures in the hyperlinks have a larger format which can be viewed by clicking on the picture.

WE STRONGLY SUGGEST...Since it may take some time for you to download each hyperlink below, once it loads on your computer, you should print the document off on a color printer and keep this copy as a master for printing duplicate copies for your team members.  This will allow you to review the insect and disease information quickly without having to wait to download them again from this web site.

PLEASE NOTE… When you click on one of the hyperlinks below, you will leave this web site.  To return to this web page, you will have to use the "Back" key/button provided on your Web browser menu bar.










Official Insect List







Asian longhorned beetle
balsam woolly adelgid
beech scale
bronze birch borer
caterpillar hunter beetle
          photo
checkered beetle
          photo
Douglas-fir tussock moth
eastern tent caterpillar
emerald ash borer
European pine sawfly
fall webworm
forest tent caterpillar
gypsy moth
hemlock woolly adelgid
Ips engraver beetles







Japanese beetle
locust borer
locust leafminer
mountain pine beetle
Nantucket pine tip moth
pales weevil
periodical cicada
pine needle scale
red oak borer
redheaded pine sawfly
smaller European elm
   bark beetle
southern pine beetle
twolined chestnut borer
white pine weevil
whitemarked tussock moth


















We wish to thank the US Forest Service's Southern Region Forest Health Protection Unit for allowing
us to link to their Insect and Disease web site.
























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