| United States Department of Agriculture - Forest Service California Forest Pest Council | ||
| FOREST PEST DETECTION REPORT | ||
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I. FIELD INFORMATION (See instructions on reverse) | ||
| 1. County:
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2. Forest (FS only): | 3. District (FS only) |
| 4. Legal Description: T.___________ R.____________ Section(s)______________ 5.
Date:_____________________ |
6. Location:
UTM: |
7. Landownership: National Forest [ ] Other Federal [ ] State [ ] Private [ ] |
| 8. Suspected Cause of Injury: 1. Insect [ ] 5. Chemical [ ] 2. Disease [ ] 6. Mechanical [ ] 3. Animal [ ] 7. Weed [ ] 4. Weather [ ] 8. Unknown [ ] |
9. Size of Trees Affected: 1. Seedling [ ] 4. Sawtimber [ ] 2. Sapling [ ] 5. Overmature [ ] 3. Pole [ ] |
10. Part(s) of Tree Affected: 1. Root [ ] 5. Twig [ ] 2. Branch [ ] 6. Foliage [ ] 3. Leader [ ] 7. Bud [ ] 4. Bole [ ] 8. Cone [ ] |
| 11. Species Affected:
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12. Number Affected: | 13. Acres Affected: |
| 14. Injury Distribution: 1. Scattered [ ] 2. Grouped [ ] |
15: Status of Injury: 1. Decreasing [ ] 2. Static [ ] 3. Increasing [ ] |
16 Elevation: |
| 17. Plantation? 1. Yes [ ] 2. No [ ] |
18. Stand Composition (species): | 19. Stand Age and Site Class: |
| 20. Stand Density: | 21.
Site Quality: |
| 22. Pest Names (if known) and Remarks (symptoms and contributing
factors): | |
| 23. Sample Forwarded: 1. Yes [ ] 2. No [ ] |
24. Action Requested: 1. Information only [ ] 2. Lab Identification [ ] 3. Field Evaluation [ ] |
25. Reporter's Name: | 26. Reporter's Agency: |
| 27. Reporter's Address and Phone
Number: | |||
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II. Reply (Pest Management Use) | |||
| 28. Response: | |||
| 29. Report Number: | 30. Date: | 31.
Examiner's Signature: |
R5-3400-1 (Rev. 12/99)
The Cooperative Forest Pest Detection Survey is sponsored by the California Forest Pest Council. The Council encourages federal, state, and private land managers and individuals to contribute to the Survey by submitting pest injury reports and samples in the following manner:
Federal Personnel: Send all detection reports through channels. Mail injury samples with a copy of this report to one of the following appropriate offices:
| USDA Forest
Service State and Private Forestry 1323 Club Drive Vallejo, CA 94592 |
Forest Pest
Management Shasta-Trinity National Forest 2400 Washington Avenue Redding, CA 96001 |
Forest Pest
Management Stanislaus National Forest 19777 Greenley Road Sonora, CA 95370 |
| Forest Pest
Management Lassen National Forest 2550 Riverside Drive Susanville, CA 96130 |
Forest Pest
Management San Bernardino National Forest 1824 Commercenter Circle San Bernardino, CA 92408-3430 |
State Personnel: Send all detection reports through channels. Mail injury samples with a copy of this report to one of the following appropriate offices:
| Forest Pest
Management CA Dept. of Forestry & Fire Protection P.O. Box 1590 Davis, CA 95617 |
Forest Pest
Management CA Dept. of Forestry & Fire Protection 6105 Airport Road Redding, CA 96002 |
Forest Pest
Management CA Dept. of Forestry & Fire Protection 17501 North Highway 101 Willits, CA 95490 |
Private Land Managers and Individuals: Send all detection reports and samples to the closest California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection office listed above
Completing the Detection Report Form
Heading (Blocks 1-7): Enter all information requested. In Block 6, LOCATION, provide sufficient information for the injury center to relocated. If possible, attach a location map to this form.
Injury Description (Blocks 8-15: Check as many boxes as are applicable, and fill in the requested information as completely as possible.
Stand Description (Blocks 16-21): This information will aid the examiner in determining how the stand conditions contributed to the pest situation. In Block 18 indicate the major tree species in the overstory and understory. In Block 19, indicate the stand age in years and/or the size class (seedling-sampling; pole; young sawtimber; mature sawtimber; overmature or decadent).
Pest Names (Block 22): Write a detailed description of the pest or pests, the injury symptoms, and any contributing factors.
Action Requested (Block 24): Mark "Field Evaluation" only if you consider the injury serious enough to warrant a professional evaluation. Mark "Information Only" if you are reporting a condition that does not require further attention. All reports will be acknowledged and questions answered on the lower part of the form.
Reply (Section II): Make no entries in this block; for examining personnel only. A copy of this report will be returned to you with the information requested.
Handling Samples: Please submit injury samples with each detection report. If possible, send several specimens illustrating the stages of injury and decline. Keep samples cool and ship them immediately after collection. Send them in a sturdy container, and enclose a completed copy of the detection report.
Your participation in the Cooperative Forest Pest Detection Survey is greatly appreciated. Additional copies of this form are available from the Forest Service, Forest Pest Management, and from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.