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 ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Pine forests are important to the environment. But recently, outside factors plague the health of pine trees in Alabama. Last year, southern pine beetles devastated ...

In the 1970s and 1980s, pine trees growing in various forestry plantations in South Africa’s Western Cape province began to die in patches. These trees succumbed to a mysterious root disease and the ...

Could a fungus found in the Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve be deadly for Torrey pine trees in La Jolla Shores’ Kellogg Park? Representatives of California State Parks have noticed that trees at ...

Fungal pathogens that cause pine ghost canker are infecting conifer trees in urban forests of Southern California, scientists found. Fungal pathogens that cause die-back in grape, avocado, citrus, nut ...

Whitebark pines across the West are getting clobbered by an alien fungus and native beetle. The attack on the whitebarks — by Eurasian blister rust and the mountain pine beetle — comes at the same ...

DONE TO PROTECT THESE FORESTS. WHITEBARK PINE FORESTS COVER MORE THAN 80 MILLION ACRES ACROSS WESTERN NORTH AMERICA. THESE TREES PROVIDE FOOD AND SHELTER FOR ANIMALS AND HELP TO CONTROL SPRING RUNOFF.

TREES. INSECTS ARE FEEDING ON WHITE PINE TREES, AND THAT’S LEADING TO POSSIBLY DEADLY AND INFECTIONS. THE NC FOUR SERVICE FIRST NOTICED THE IMPACT ON TREES LAST SUMMER, AND NOW RESEARCHERS ARE LOOKING ...