Repeated Defoliation Can Lead to Tree Death, a 2021 Harvard Study
We know that trees, just as any living thing, have a limit to their stored energy reserves. With each action a tree takes – whether it be leaf and root […]
Bursaphelenchus xylophilus
Bursaphelenchus xylophilus, pine wood nematode
Host and distribution
Pine wood nematode B. xylophilus is spread by Monochamus beetles and with the movement of infested live or sawn wood. B. xylophilus can live […]
Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus
Bacterium, Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus, citrus greening, also known as huanglongbing
Host and distribution
Ca. L. asiaticus is a bacterial pathogen originating in Asia that has recently been introduced into the Americas (1). It […]