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Forest Service Handbook pacific southwest (r5) vallejo, ca fsH 3409.11 - FOREST HEALTH PROTECTION HANDBOOK CHAPTER 60 - MANAGEMENT OF SPECIFIC PESTS Supplement No.: 3409.11-2013-1 Effective Date: June 10, 2013 Duration: This supplement expires 10 years from the effective date unless superseded or removed earlier. Approved: Randy Moore Regional Forester Date Approved: 6/10/2013 Posting Instructions: Supplements are numbered consecutively by Handbook number and calendar year. Post by document; remove the entire document and replace it with this supplement. Retain this transmittal as the first page(s) of this document. The last supplement to this Handbook was 3409.11-2010-1 (2/09/2010) to 3409.11_60. New Document 3409.11-2012-1 23 Pages Superseded Document(s) by Issuance Number and Effective Date 3409.11-2010-1 2/09/2010 16 Pages Digest: Section 64 was added to this supplement. 62 - DISEASES 62.2 - Other Diseases 1. Introduction to Heterobasidion (Annosus) Root Disease and Summary. This section describes Heterobasidion (annosus) root disease in the Pacific Southwest Region, and discusses the biology and resource management implications of the disease. It also presents sampling guidelines and techniques for detecting the fungus, and management strategies available for reducing its impact. Heterobasidion root disease is one of the most important conifer diseases in the Region. According to current estimates, the disease infests about seven million acres of commercial forest land in California (Smith, 1984) causing an estimated annual volume loss of 19 million cubic feet. Potential impacts of the disease include: increased likelihood of mortality during drought, increased susceptibility to bark beetle attack, increased susceptibility to windthrow, loss of wood-production, mortality of infected trees and loss of vegetative cover. In addition, disease-caused windthrow in recreation areas can be highly hazardous, leading to injury or even dea