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Soybean Rust/Sudden Oak Death

Soybean Rust
Disease affecting soybean plants

• APHIS Soybean Rust page - Background, risks, symptoms, management, news
• National Pest Alert for Soybean Rust (PDF) - Two-page document briefly describes transmission, ID, sample submissions, control, from APHIS
• USDA Soybean Rust Information Site - Identification, spread, crop insurance, fungicides, economic impacts

Sudden Oak Death
Disease caused by Phytophthora ramorum affecting oaks and other trees
(not yet a pest in PA)

• APHIS SOD page - Background information, hosts, information hot line
• Forest Service Pest Alert (PDF)
• DCNR Sudden oak death page - Gives history of this disease, describes site surveillance programs in PA