Not soon before the holiday season, Louisiana State University Agriculture Center reported that damaging pests are being found in pine trees in Louisiana forests. According to LSU AgCenter, the Ips ...

PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) - The Mississippi Forestry Commission has issued an alert for a disease affecting loblolly pine trees. The Brown Spot Needle Blight causes needle discoloration and needle drop.

A new rapid DNA detection method can identify forest pests and pathogens like Asian gypsy moths and white pine blister rust in less than two hours, without using complicated processes or chemicals -- ...

The recent ice storm has left an overwhelming tangle of downed and damaged trees across northern Michigan and the eastern Upper Peninsula. For those working with damaged trees in this region or across ...

In a news release, AFC officials cautioned forest landowners about brown spot needle blight, a fungal disease that leads to needle discoloration and needle drop. The AFC release also said brown spot ...

Climate change and drought are shifting how and where infectious plant disease moves in a forest. Even pathogens have their limits. When it gets too hot or too dry, some pathogens — like many living ...

The arrival of new plant pests and diseases is likely to severely damage UK trees and woodlands in the coming decades, new research shows. The ash dieback epidemic prompted the government to assess ...