For months, foresters and researchers have been investigating reports of ailing pine trees in Arkansas. New diagnostic lab results help tell part of the story, but researchers are continuing to ...

It’s estimated 25% to 35% of Wyoming’s forests are now dominated by “ghost forests” — standing dead timber from beetle ...

Dothistroma needle blight is one of the most common fungal diseases of pines in Nebraska, resulting in sparse trees with thin canopies. Older, inner needles are affected first, causing premature ...

Forestry experts have determined that a needle blight is at least partly to blame for an issue affecting thousands of acres of pine trees in south Arkansas, the latest area to confirm the disease that ...

Purdue Landscape Report: Early June, we received a white pine sample at the Purdue University Plant and Pest Diagnostic Lab that showed early season needle loss lower in the tree canopy (Figure 1, 2).

Do you have a mature pine tree with bunches of brown needles? It may be suffering from a fungal disease called diplodia tip blight. “Diplodia has become more common due to environmental stress and ...

Dothistroma needle blight (DNB) is a serious foliar disease impacting a wide range of pine species throughout the globe. The disease is principally associated with the fungal pathogens Dothistroma ...

STARKVILLE, Miss.—Timber is a pillar of Mississippi’s economy. The third largest commodity in the state, it supports more than 70,000 jobs and produces an economic impact of approximately $13 billion ...