Oak Tree Management and Pest Resources
U.S. Forest Service Publications
- 2015 Forest Health Alert:Drought and bark beetle-caused tree mortality in California (PDF)
- FIDL: Forest Insect & Disease Leaflet 183 update August 2017 (Website/PDF)
Cal Fire Tree Note Publications
- Tree Notes #3 - "Controlling Bark Beetles in Wood Residue & Firewood" (PDF)
- Tree Notes #7 - "Keeping Native California Oaks Healthy" (PDF)
- Tree Notes #19 - "Managing Bark Beetles in Urban & Rural Trees" (PDF)
- Tree Notes #31 - "Goldspotted Oak Borer" (PDF)
University of California
Agriculture and Natural Resource Publications & Links (UCANR)
- Pests and Diseases of Southern California Oaks (Website)
- Oak Woodland Management (Website)
- Integrated Hardwood Range Management Program/IHRMP(Website)
- Pests of Landscape Trees and Shrubs UCANR Publication (#3359) - General information on flatheaded borers pp. 179-183 and Diagnose tips on Oak problems, pp. 429-432
Other Resources on Oaks, Firewood and Pests
- California Oak Mortality Taskforce (Website)
- California Oaks Foundation (Website)
- California Forest Pest Council (Website)
- California Firewood Taskforce (Website)
- Don't Move Firewood (Website) - Information from the Continental Dialogue on Non-Native Forest Insects and Diseases
- Restrictions for Bringing Firewood into the State of California (Website) - Section on California Border Protection Stations FAQs web page by the California Department of Food and Agricuture (CDFA) (website)
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