Oak trees are a vital part of both urban neighborhoods and natural ecosystems. Experts issue warning as hidden pathogen ...

During the period between April 15 and July 15, beetles actively carry spores of fungus from tree to tree, meaning oak trees are at high risk for infection with oak wilt. Oak trees with wounds in ...

The discovery of Mediterranean oak borers in Novato has prompted an alert by the county agriculture department.

and post oak. Anthracnose diseases of hardwood trees are widespread throughout the eastern United States. The most common symptom of this group of diseases is dead areas or blotches on the leaves.

Dead fish common during spring thaw "Oak wilt is a devastating fungus to the oak trees, especially the red oak type that have the pointed tips,” Michigan DNR Forest Health Forester Cheryl Nelson ...

PITTSBURGH — An invasive fungus is wreaking havoc on local oak trees. Oak wilt disease is fast-moving, killing some trees in less than a year. Local experts showed Channel 11′s Lisa Sylvester ...

That can eventually lead to acres worth of tree death and a fungus that can persist underground for up to five years even after an oak has died. A third possible method of disease spread is moving ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) - Several cases of oak wilt fungus have been confirmed in the Bird Hills Nature Area after a concerned resident reported a tree that looked unhealthy to city officials.

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Officials with the Mississippi Forestry Commission (MFC) said oak trees in Central Mississippi are being threatened. According to the MFC, there has been a significant ...

Oak wilt is one of the most impactful tree diseases nationally, and is particularly destructive here in Central Texas, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service. Oak wilt involves a fungus that ...

Oak wilt is caused by the fungus Bretziella fagacearum and it will kill oak trees, especially trees in the red oak family, including black oak, northern red oak, and northern pin oak. The DNR said ...