Appendix 2. Multipest tally sheet

Note: If multiple pests are found on a tree, record all pests on the same line (e.g., if both comandra blister rust and western gall rust are found attacking the stem, record both).

Note: If one pest is secondary (e.g., squirrel feeding damage on comandra cankers) record both but use a check mark in the squirrel column instead of per cent girdled.

Tips to remember:

• Galls are woody swellings, whereas blister rusts cause bark swellings.
• Squirrels usually only feed on pine stems >6 cm dbh. However, rust-infected bark on any size stem or branch is squirrel ice cream.
• Squirrels never feed on atropellis cankers.
• Giant conifer aphids can produce roughened bark; blister rust infections are usually accompanied by swollen bark (but not always).
• Comandra blister rust infections are usually within a metre or two of the ground. Watch for cankers at the ground line.