Purdue University and the U.S. Forest Service recently announced the new and improved Alien Forest Pest Explorer interactive web tool.
The user-friendly dashboard combines information from multiple sources to show the impact of different forest insects and diseases, and the potential for further damage. The interactive and customizable dashboards are the first to overlay this pest data with related data about the status and health of the host tree species in the forest, said Songlin Fei, the Dean’s Remote Sensing Chair and professor of forestry and natural resources in Purdue’s College of Agriculture who led the project.