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Beech Mountain, N.C., scrambles to save its namesake trees

Beech Mountain, North Carolina is fighting to save its trees, which are falling prey to beech bark disease -- which no pesticide can stop. Click to read more.

August 31, 2016

Beech bark disease leaves cankers like this on the trunks. Photo: Plant Image Library/Flickr

South Carolina strengthens efforts to stop boxwood blight

Boxwood blight has been detected in a South Carolina plant nursery, marking the second appearance of the fungal disease in the state. Click to read more.

August 25, 2016

Plants at the nursery in South Carolina show signs of being infected with boxwood blight Photo: Clemson University

Nursery certification program helps ensure plant stock is healthy

Wisconsin-based McKay Nursery Co. is the first to be certified in the national Systems Approach to Nursery Certification (SANC) program. Click to read more.

August 22, 2016

The SANC program is designed to reduce the spread of plant pests and grow healthier plants. Photo: McKay Nursery Co.

Plant virus helps guarantee its own survival by enticing bees

Recent studies conducted by the University of Cambridge have found that bumblebees prefer pollinating certain infected plants, thanks to a virus. Click to read more.

August 20, 2016

Researchers found the bees preferred the infected plants’ scent.

New York moves quickly to contain new oak wilt infection

The deadly disease oak wilt has made a second appearance in New York, this time in the town of Islip on Long Island. Click to read more on the infestation.

August 9, 2016

Oak wilt in red oaks can be hard to spot, but leaves often turn pale green and then brown. They remain on the tree for a period of time. Photo: Texas A&M Forest Service

Already widespread, fire blight appears to be worsening this year

Although researchers say fire blight has been particularly bad for the past couple of years, 2016 could be even worse. Click to read why and what it can affect.

May 17, 2016

The severity of fire blight varies from year to year depending on the spring weather. Photo: ninjatacoshell

Thousand cankers disease poses multibillion-dollar threat

The black walnut trees of New York are at risk of falling to thousand cankers disease (TCD), a hidden infestation likely to go unnoticed for some time.

May 16, 2016

A canker on an eastern black walnut tree. The beetle that carries the fungus is only one-sixteenth of an inch long. Photo: Colorado State University photo/Ned Tisserat

Guarding against oak wilt: Put away the pruners

Click to read Total Landscape Care & find out how to prevent oak wilt during peak transmission season. Follow us for the latest news landscapers need to know.

February 23, 2016

Florida researchers battle rose rosette disease

The University of Florida Institute of Food & Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) has been working to find a way to prevent or treat rose rosette disease, which currently has no cure.

February 17, 2016

A common symptom of rose rosette disease is a witches’ broom of red stunted leaves. Photo: Alan W./Extension.org

AmericanHort cheers USDA funding for pest solutions

AmericanHort wasted no time in praising Thursday’s announcement by the U.S. Department of Agriculture that it was allocating $58 million from the 2014 farm bill to fight plant pests and diseases. The money will go to a variety of projects across the country. “For many years, the farm bill has been about row crops and […]

February 12, 2016

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Plants must have water, but so must plant diseases

Heavy rains that don’t stop often mean floods; they also mean increased risks of plants’ contracting a disease.

February 1, 2016

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What you need to know about rose rosette disease

Landscaping professionals and gardeners need to read this article to find out more about Rose Rosette Disease for signs and symptoms of the virus.

July 31, 2015

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