Managing pests and diseases in plantation forests
In this guide:
- Managing pests and diseases in plantation forests
- Preventing damage and disease in plantation forests
- Symptoms and impacts of key pests and diseases in plantation forests
- Exotic pests and diseases that threaten Queensland plantations
- Managing pests and diseases in forestry plantations
- Research into forestry plantation health
Keeping trees healthy and protecting them from pests and diseases is the key to the long-term productivity of your forestry plantation. As a plantation manager, you play an essential role in monitoring pests and diseases across the forestry sector.
You should be alert to the symptoms of the most common pests and diseases, as well as the potential threat of exotic pests and diseases that have significantly damaged overseas plantations.
Learn about current research into forestry pest and disease control that is being jointly funded by government and Queensland's forestry plantation sector. Scientists are investigating stem borer control as well as the potential use of airborne chemical signals for managing pests more sustainably.
This is a guide to strategies for keeping trees healthy. It helps you identify the most common pests and fungal diseases affecting plantations and outlines resources for managing pest and disease outbreaks when they occur.
