Pests and diseases of forestry in New Zealand

 Forestry diseases in New Zealand

Acacia rusts, Uromycladium spp. Agrocybe parasitica, a native heart rot fungus of hardwoods Allantophomopsis pseudotsugae Syn: Phomopsis pseudotsugae; Phacidiopycnis pseudotsugae; Phomopsis strobi Apiognomonia veneta, plane anthracnose Armillaria root disease Aulographina eucalypti, a leaf-spot disease of Eucalyptus in New Zealand Bacterial leaf spot and canker caused by Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae Bacterial stem canker caused by Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae Barron Road Syndrome, a disease of ash eucalypts Black stain root disease caused by Leptographium spp. Boron deficiency Botryosphaeria dothidea, flagging of giant redwood Cercospora leaf-spot disease of Eucalyptus now known as pseudocercospora leaf spots of Eucalyptus Coryneum cardinale Syn: Seiridium cardinale cypress canker Coltricia schweinitzii (syn: Phaeolus schweinitzii), a wood decay fungus on radiata pine Cyclaneusma minus Syn: Naemacyclus minor; Cyclaneusma niveum; Naemacyclus niveus cyclaneusma needle-cast of pines Cyclaneusma needle-cast of pines Cyclaneusma minus Syn: Naemacyclus minor; Cyclaneusma niveum; Naemacyclus niveus Cypress canker, Seiridium cupressi and Seiridium cardinale Cytospora eucalypticola Cyttaria galls Diplodia leader dieback, crown wilt, and whorl canker Diplodia pinea Syn Sphaeropsis sapinea diplodia leader dieback, diplodia crown wilt, and diplodia whorl canker Dothistroma needle blight Dothistroma septosporum previously known in New Zealand as Dothistroma pini Dothistroma septosporum previously known in New Zealand as Dothistroma pini dothistroma needle blight Dothistroma pini now known in New Zealand as Dothistroma septosporum dothistroma needle blight Dutch elm disease, Ophiostoma novo-ulmi Elm leaf spot, Phloeospora ulmi Flagging of giant redwood caused by Botryosphaeria dothidea Fusarium spp. Gloeopeniophorella sacrata, Peniophora root and stem canker Guava rust, Puccinia psidii (Not present in New Zealand) Hainesia lythri, a fungal disease of Eucalyptus seedlings Hendersonia leaf spots of Eucalyptus now known as Sonderhenia spp., leaf-spot diseases of Eucalyptus Hysterographium fraxini Junghuhnia vincta Syn: Poria vincta; Rigidoporus vinctus junghuhnia root disease Kabatina thujae Kirramyces eucalypti Syn: Septoria pulcherrima; Phaeophleospora eucalypti Septoria leaf blight of Eucalyptus Leafspots, Eucalyptus spp. Lepteutypa podocarpi, a fungus associated with dieback of totara Leptographium in radiata pine Leptographium root disease, previously known as verticicladiella root disease Lophodermium spp. Marssonina brunnea, poplar anthracnose Marssonina castagnei, poplar anthracnose 'Measles' of eucalyptus Melampsora leaf rust Meria laricis, needle cast fungus of larch Mycosphaerella spp., leaf-spot diseases of Eucalyptus in New Zealand Microsphaera alphitoides, oak powdery mildew Microthyrium eucalypti now known as Phaeothyriolum microthyriodes, leaf-spot disease of Eucalyptus Mundulla yellows (not present in New Zealand) Nectria flute canker Neonectria fuckeliana Needle cast of larch, Meria laricis Needle diseases of radiata pine (Cyclaneusma needle cast, Dothistroma needle blight and physiological needle blight) Neonectria fuckeliana nectria flute canker New Zealand white root rot, Rosellinia aff. necatrix Nursery diseases Oak powdery mildew, Microsphaera alphitoides Ophiostoma novo-ulmi, Dutch Elm Disease Pachysacca pusilla Peniophora root and stem canker (Causal organism Gloeopeniophorella sacrata) Phaeoacremonium rubrigenum Phaeocryptopus gaeumannii, Swiss needle cast disease Phaeolus schweinitzii, wood decay fungus on radiata pine (synonym: Coltricia schweinitzii) Phaeophleospora eucalypti Syn: Kirramyces eucalypti, Septoria pulcherrima Septoria leaf blight of Eucalyptus Phaeothyriolum microthyriodes, leaf-spot disease of Eucalyptus previously known as Microthyrium eucalypti Phloeospora ulmi, elm leaf spot Phomopsis dieback of cypresses Phomopsis juniperovora Phomopsis pseudotsugae Syn: Allantophomopsis pseudotsugae; Phacidiopycnis pseudotsugae; Phomopsis strobi Physiological needle blight of radiata pine Phytophthora diseases Phytophthora causing crown dieback of Eucalyptus Plane anthracnose, Apiognomonia veneta Poplar anthracnose, Marssonina brunnea and Marssonina castagnei Pseudocercospora leaf-spot disease of Eucalyptus previously known as Cercospora leaf spots of Eucalyptus Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae, bacterial leaf spot and canker Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae, bacterial stem canker of pine Rhizosphaera kalkhoffii Rhizosphaera pini Rosellinia root rot (Rosellinia aff. necatrix) Sarcostroma sp. (Previously Seimatosporium), a disease of Eucalyptus in New Zealand Seiridium unicorne now known as Seiridium cupressi Seiridium cupressi Syn: Lepteutypa cupressi; in this country previously called Seiridium unicorne = Monochaetia unicornis cypress canker Seiridium cardinale Syn: Coryneum cardinale cypress canker Septoria leaf blight of Eucalyptus, Kirramyces eucalypti Syn: Septoria pulcherrima; Phaeophleospora eucalypti 'SOFT WOOD' (Lack of rigidity in the Canterbury hill country radiata pine) Sonderhenia spp., leaf-spot diseases of Eucalyptus, previously known as Hendersonia leaf spots of Eucalyptus Sphaeropsis sapinea Syn: Diplodia pinea diplodia leader dieback, diplodia crown wilt, and diplodia whorl canker Sporothrix sp. Stigmina thujina - A needle blight of Lawsons cypress? Swiss needle cast disease, Phaeocryptopus gaeumannii Trimmatostroma bifarium, a leaf-spot disease of Eucalyptus in New Zealand Trimmatostroma excentricum Upper mid-crown yellowing (UMCY) of radiata pine Uromycladium rusts of acacia Verticicladiella root disease now known as leptographium root disease