The result was the importation of seeds infected with a parasitic fungus called blister rust. Blister rust first alarmed US officials in 1909 when it was found on a New York plantation of white ...

"It spreads quickly, and because it interferes with how plants photosynthesize and grow, it can weaken turf and make it thinner." Lawn rust is more common in humid seasons, includ ...

There is a war underway high in our mountains. The defenders are gnarled, old guards at tree line. The enemies, one from Asia ...