United States Department Forest Pest Conditions in of Agriculture Nevada 2008 Forest Service State and Private Forestry Forest Health Protection Intermountain Region R4-OFO-TR-05-00 State of Nevada Division of Forestry Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Front Cover Photos Mountain pine beetle on whitebark pine in the Jarbidge Mountains, July 2008 – Rob Cruz & Gail Durham; Aspen and Curlleaf mountain mahogany decline damage in the Toquima Range - July, 2008 by Gail Durham Forest Health Specialists Forest Health Protection Email:
[email protected] USDA Forest Service Valerie DeBlander, Forestry Technician Ogden Field Office Email:
[email protected] Forest Health Protection 4746 S 1900 E John Guyon II, Pathologist Ogden, UT 84403 Email:
[email protected] Phone 801-476-9720 Elizabeth Hebertson, FAX 801-479-1477 Entomologist/Pathologist Email:
[email protected] Steve Munson, Group Leader Email:
[email protected] Kjerstin Skov, Entomologist Email:
[email protected] Darren Blackford, Entomologist Nevada Division of Forestry Department of Conservation and Natural Resources State Headquarters 2478 Fairveiw Dr. Carson City, NV 89701 Gail Durham, Forest Health Specialist Email:
[email protected] Phone: 775-684-2513 Rich Harvey, Deputy State Forester Email:
[email protected] Phone: 775-684-2507 i Compiled by: Gail Durham, Forest Health Specialist, NDF Edited by: Kjerstin Skov, Entomologist, USDA-FHP With Contributions from: Dick Halsey, FS FHP GIS Specialist John Guyon II, FS FHP Pathologist Jeff Knight, Nevada State Entomologist Dr. Shouhua Wang, Nevada State Pathologist April 2009 i Table of Contents Introduction and Summary ...........................................................................................1 STATUS OF INSECTS .................................................................................................9 Insects: Native .............................................................................................................................