Forest pest and disease management in Latin America : Modern Perspectives in Natural Forests and Exotic Plantations Chapter 1. Introduction Part 1. General perspectives Chapter 2. Biological control of forest pests in Uruguay Chapter 3. Past and Current Strategies for the Control of Leaf– cutting Ants in Brazil Chapter 4. Remote sensing for insect outbreak detection and assessment in Latin America Part 2. Pests of natural forests Chapter 5. Ormiscodes amphimone outbreaks frequency increased since 2000 in asubantarctic Nothofagus pumilio forests of Chilean Patagonia Chapter 6. Ormiscodes outbreaks dynamics: impacts and perspectives in a warming world Chapter 7. Native forest health in Chile: towards a strategy of sustainable management Part 3. Pests and diseases of forest plantations Chapter 8. Invasive insects in forest plantations of Argentina: ecological patterns and implications for management Chapter 9. Diseases of Eucalyptus plantations in Uruguay:current state and management alternatives Chapter 10. Pests Management in Colombian Forest Plantations Chapter 11. Diseases management in the forest plantations in Chile Chapter 12. Insect Pests Affecting Exotic Trees in Chile and Their Management Chapter 13. Pest status and management in the forest plantations of Costa Rica Chapter 14. Forest diseases in Brazil: status and management Index. By providing multiple economic goods and ecosystem services Latin American forests play a key role in the environmental social and economic welfare of the region’s countries. From the tropical forests of Central America to the Mediterranean and temperate vegetation of the southern cone these forests face a myriad of phytosanitary problems that negatively impact on both conservation efforts and forest industry. This book brings together the perspectives of several Latin American researchers on pest and disease management. Each chapter provides modern views of the status and management alternatives to problems as serious as the impact of introduced exotic insects and diseases on Pinus and Eucalyptus plantations throughout the continent and the emergence of novel insect outbreaks in tropical and temperate native forests associated with global warming. It is a valuable guide for researchers and practitioners working on forest health in Latin America and around the world.