| Disease or Pest Name | Description of Disease or Pest |
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Brown cubical rot
Laetiporus sulphureus |
The fruiting bodies of brown cubical rot are annual. They are spongy to leathery and up to 40 cm wide. ... |
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Oak root fungus
Armillaria mellea |
Armillaria cases reduced terminal growth and general decline in affected plants, As the Armillaria advanc... |
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Phytophthora root disease
Phytophthora cinnamomi |
P. cinnamomi causes a general plant decline. Plants can be killed quickly causing them to retain dead le... |
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Powdery Mildew
Microsphaera alni |
Powdery mildew may occur on any green plant tissue or on flowers and fruits. Light colored mats of funga... |
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True Mistletoe
Phoradendron villosum |
True mistletoe is an evergreen parasitic plant with developed stems and leaves. The infection causes swo... |
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California oakworm
Phryganidia californica |
California oakworm is an important defoliating pest of ornamental coast live oak. Most years it is of li... |
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Fruittree leafroller
Archips argyrospila |
"Fruittree leafroller can be a serious pest throughout California. It occurs on a very large number of or... |
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Gall wasp
Hymenoptera:Cynipidae |
Hundreds of species of gall wasps occur in the oaks in California. The female wasp deposits her egg in t... |
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Oak pit scales
Aesterolecanium minus |
Oak pit scales feed on oak twigs causing ring-shaped depressions on the bark. Death of twigs and distort... |
