Information Binder: These documents aid in answering questions from the public about Sudden Oak Death and Phytophthora ramorum. The information in this binder is time sensitive and will change often. The most recent revision date is listed. Please regularly check this page or contact the COMTF staff for updates.

Virtual Training: Three PowerPoint presentations available for download and use. Please note: These are LARGE files, and will take some time to download. We suggest you download using the fastest connection available.

Phytophthora ramorom Educate to Detect (PRED) Program: A powerpoint presentation available for download and use, as well as a questionnaire and a feedback form.

A Guide to Acronyms is provided in a PDF document.

Information Binder

Table of Contents (11.03)
Basic Sudden Oak Death handout (02.07)
Host species list (02.07)
Distribution maps (current)
Desk reference for answering questions from the public (05.07)
Key to determine possible Phytophthora ramorum infections (08.07)

P. ramorum chronology documents:

• Disease chronology
• Nursery chronology

Sudden Oak Death publications & reference sheet

• Publications List  (08.03)
• 2003 Diagnostic Guide (07.03)
• SOD: Endangering CA & OR Forest Ecosystem (05.03)
• PestAlert6 (03.02)
• Pnsuddenoakdeath (03.04)
• USFS pest alert (11.02)
• Report on coast redwood and Douglas-fir as hosts for Phytophthora ramorum (09.02)

Sudden Oak Death online resources (03.05)
Additions to symptom guides (photos of new hosts)
     Current Regulated and Associated Plants list (08.07)
     See Image Library for available photos of
     symptomatic hosts and associated hosts
Survey methods guide (03.03)
County Contacts list (03.05)
Certified samplers list (03.05)
Definitions and Restrictions for the Federal and State Quarantines for Phytophthora ramorum (09.03)
California state regulations text (current)
AHPIS quarantine FAQ's (11.04)
Federal regulations    
Chemical Treatment Information
     Disclaimer labels (no date)
     Agrif-Fos brochure (03.04)
     Agrifos application protocol (03.04)
     AgriFos 400MSDS (03.04)
     DPR rep (03.04)
     Pentra-Bark brochure (03.04)
     Pentra-Bark MSDS (03.04)
     Pesticide referrals (03.05)
Restoration of Oak Woodlands Impacted by Sudden Oak Death (02.02)

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Virtual Training: Phytophthora ramorum, A Short Course

Module 1 - size: 4,756 KB

Introduction to Phytophthora ramorum and
Sudden Oak Death

Module 2 - size: 4,492 KB

Symptom Recognition, Diagnosis, and Sampling

Module 3 - size: 3,183:

Regulations and Management of Phytophthora ramorum

These are PowerPoint presentations, so you must have the program on your computer to view the modules.

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USDA Phytophthora ramorum Educate to Detect (PRED) Program

Program description

PowerPoint presentation (slides and script) on P. ramorum (includes background information, how to recognize symptoms, how to submit a sample for lab diagnosis)
     Script (Word .doc, 410 kb)
     Low resolution PPT (6 MB)
(A higher resolution PowerPoint file can be downloaded from the NCIPM website.)

Questionnaire to help determine the need to submit a homeowner sample for Phytophthora ramorum testing (PDF, 46 kb)

Form for your feedback on the training materials
(Word .doc, 3MB)

P. ramorum host symptomology PDF files:
Camellia (Adobe PDF, 308 kb)
Rhododendron (Adobe PDF, 528 kb)
Viburnum (Adobe PDF, 316 kb)
Pieris (Adobe PDF, 148 kb)
Kalmia (Adobe PDF, 196 kb)
Lilac (Adobe PDF, 156 kb)
Conifers (Adobe PDF, 104 kb)
Oak Bark Bleeding (Adobe PDF, 560 kb)

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