Anthracnose diseases of hardwood trees are widespread throughout the ... varieties have been developed with some resistance. White pine blister rust attacks pines with five needles per fascicle ...

Figure 1: Eastern white pine trees with early season needle loss ... was first observed in the state of Maine in 2010 and was attributed to three needle blight diseases, including Lecanosticta, and ...

MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - Some pine trees in the Green Mountain State are being hit with a fungus that is turning them brown. Vermont forestry officials say white pine needle damage is affecting ...

CONCORD — White pine trees in New Hampshire have been dropping ... Collectively, the group is referred to as “needlecast diseases.” From Auto Services, to Best Places to Eat or Best ...

The pitch tube may appear pinkish-white, reddish-brown ... of nutrition for the larvae. As the fungus colonizes the phloem, it disrupts the pine tree's normal physiological functions.

The trees are fighting an uphill battle. The invasive blister rust fungus, mountain pine beetle ... hard work already underway on the ground. White pine blister rust, an invasive fungal disease ...

The life span of an evergreen needle depends on the species, from two years for white pine (Pinus ... in patches along a pine tree's branches may be a sign of certain fungus diseases; Austrian ...