Ramorum Blight ; Sudden Oak Death, Phytophthora ramorum - Pest Tracker

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Joseph O'Brien,
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Ramorum Blight ; Sudden Oak Death (Phytophthora ramorum) is a fungal pathogen of oaks and laurals. It was first detected in California in 1995.

This 'water mold' thrives in moist, mild environs has laid waste to tan oaks in the northwest. Plants from nurseries in quarantine areas must be certified to be free of this disease. Don't move plants or soil to prevent spreading this disease. .

Scientific Name	Common Name	Options
Phytophthora ramorum	Ramorum Blight ; Sudden Oak Death	NAPIS Maps \| APHIS-PPQ Page

News
12/19/2009	Counties Seeking Maximum Dollars to Battle SOD
12/18/2009	A Christmas Tree Growers Guide to SOD
12/15/2009	Fungus Threatens Tree Species in CA
11/29/2009	CA bans Curry County Douglas firs
11/19/2009	Oregon funding for SOD program
11/18/2009	In UK on larch and western hemlock

Links	Media
P. ramorum Disease Cycle in Forests P. ramorum sample processing Massachusetts Factsheet NAPPFAST Risk Map NAPPFAST Host Map California Oak Mortality Task Force USDA Forestry Service Guidelines for Arborists - CA Oak Mortality Task Force Sudden Oak Death Pest Alert Nature Conservancy - "Don't Hike with Pests"	Plant Plague - SOD

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