This tree is susceptible to a number of pests and diseases, including pine wilt nematodes, sawflies, a number of moth species, and fungal diseases. Perhaps the most significant threat to Japanese ...

Recent research has focused on various aspects of this pathogen, including its detection, the response of pine trees to infection, and the genetic diversity of the fungus itself. Understanding ...

treating the tree with a fungicidal treatment, which is time consuming and requires repeated application. Anna Yang, a University graduate student on the project, is studying whether the fungus ...

Officials said drought can stress vegetative growth, and issues mounted even more for pine trees infested with beetles. Some of the beetles carried a fungus capable of clogging one of the trees ...

Then, disaster struck. Pathologists discovered that blackcurrants spread a fungus, introduced from Europe in the 19th century, that killed white pine trees, the backbone of the nation's timber ...

ATOKA COUNTY, Okla. (KTEN) — This past fall, drought in portions of Texoma have caused an influx of a tree fungus, which explains why you may be seeing more dead trees in southeastern Oklahoma.