The secondary hosts, oaks, are another economically and ecologically important trees in the Southeast. Therefore, eradication of the secondary host is not only not possible, but also not effective because basidiospores can travel up to a half mile, easily infecting distant pine trees. A combination of management strategies, though, such as reducing fertilization treatments (which can benefit the pathogen), planting more rust disease-resistant trees in plantations, and reintroducing fire to reduce the oak trees within the forest may help to reduce disease incidences.