Dutch Elm Disease Ophiostoma ulmi Home 9 2021 9 March ( Page 11 ) Background Dutch elm disease is caused by a fungus (Ophiostoma ulmi) that has been killing native elm trees in North America. The disease is spread by both a native elm bark beetle...
Oak Wilt Bretziella fagacearum Home 9 Tag: Oak Wilt Background Oak wilt is a fungal pathogen (Bretziella fagacearum) killing thousands of oak trees in North American forests and woodlands each year. The fungus is able to spread from infected to healthy...
Sudden Oak Death Phytophthora ramorum Home 9 Invaders 9 Category: Forest Pests & Pathogens ( Page 2 ) Background Sudden oak death is a disease affecting species of trees caused by a fungal-like organism. Established in localized areas of North...
Thousand Cankers Disease Geosmithia morbida Home 9 Invaders 9 Category: Forest Pests & Pathogens ( Page 2 ) Background Thousand cankers disease is a new threat that has been linked to the death of eastern black walnut trees in the United States...
Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Adelges tsugae Home 9 Invaders 9 Category: Forest Pests & Pathogens ( Page 3 ) Background The hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA) is an aphid-like insect that attacks and kills hemlock trees by feeding on nutrient and water...
Tubenose Goby Proterorhinus semilunaris Home 9 Invaders 9 Category: Fish Background The Tubenose Goby is a small, bottom-dwelling invasive fish. Native to rivers and estuaries of the Black and Caspian Sea basins, it was first discovered in North...
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