Spruce Needle Rust

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Spruce needle rust, Chrysomyxa ledicola Logerh., can infect spruce trees in forests and urban areas of southeast, south-central and interior Alaska. This disease affects only current year needles on white spruce, black spruce and Sitka spruce; stems and mature needles are resistant.


Spruce Needle Rust
by Paul E. Hennon, Forest Pathologist, USDA Forest Service, Alaska Region, State and Private Forestry.

Additional information on this disease and control alternatives can be obtained from your local Alaska Cooperative Extension office, Alaska State Forestry office, or from:

Forest Health Protection
State and Private Forestry
USDA Forest Service
2770 Sherwood Lane, Suite 2A
Juneau, Alaska 99801-8545
Phone: (907) 586-8769

Forest Health Protection
State and Private Forestry
USDA Forest Service
3301 "C" Street, Suite 202
Anchorage, Alaska 99503
Phone: (907) 743-9455