This research is the first step. Researchers issue warning after discovering concerning threat to iconic US tree: 'Whole communities will lose' first appeared on The Cool Down.

Pine wilt disease represents one of the most destructive threats to forestry worldwide, with Bursaphelenchus xylophilus – a microscopic nematode – being the primary agent behind the rapid decline of ...

MONTICELLO, Ark. — A fungal disease infecting South Arkansas's pine forests has had forest health experts on high alert. It's called brown spot needle blight, and it infects pine needles, leading to ...