Needle cast diseases of conifer needles are caused by fungi. They can cause Christmas tree growers considerable losses when trees are tagged in the summer to ...
This fact sheet provides information on``some of the nutritional deficiencies found in urban trees in``Tennessee and the responses of trees to those ...
From June to October, oxygen depletion is the most common cause of fish kills in Georgia ponds. Depletion of oxygen in pond water will occur when conditions ...
The ultimate fate of many farm ponds is an overcrowded bluegill population that has few bass present. This is a classical condition that results when ...
In early November 1999, several reports were received about pine defoliation in Upshur, Smith, Angelina, Cherokee, and Houston counties. It has been determined ...
The following research literature citations are from approximately the last 15 years. These are selected citations concerning arthropods, diseases, nematodes, ...
Spiders and scorpions have long been looked upon with fear as loathsome and venomous creatures, but in their natural habitats, spiders and scorpions are ...
Pine bark beetles are small insects that kill pines by boring beneath the bark. Five species are common throughout Georgia. These are southern pine beetle ...
Pine seedlings planted on recently logged sites are often attacked by the pales and pitch-eating weevils. These weevils are attracted to the odor of fresh pine ...
Pines grown for Christmas trees have a lower market value and are sometimes difficult to sell when they contain unsightly webworm nests. Infestations on ...
A new pyrethroid insecticide known as Pounce has been registered in the State of Texas to protect newly-planted pine seedlings from damage or loss to ...
Provides a system that allows users to rate both plantations and natural stands of loblolly and shortleaf pine in the Coastal Plain for the likelihood of a SPB ...
Forest managers concerned with southern pine beetle (SPB) impact may use an appropriate rating system to determine which stands are most susceptible. The ...
Prescribed burning is a precise tool for vegetation management that requires permits, proper training, care, caution and control. Appropriate precautionary ...
Minnesota's harsh climate is often responsible for severe damage to landscape plants. Winter sun, wind, and cold temperatures can bleach and desiccate ...
Storm force impacts on trees can lead to catastrophic structural failures. Wind loads on trees are concentrated in the crowns acting near the end of a long ...
Research findings support the hypothesis that mixes of resistant families will limit fusiform rust infections more effectively than single family plantings.
West Virginia's abundant forest resources face dangers in the form of disease and pathogens. Researchers at West Virginia University's College of Agriculture, ...
Rosette buds affect the quality of Fraser fir grown for Christmas trees. The more rosette buds that are on a tree and the more years the tree has rosette buds, ...
White pine and Fraser fir Christmas tree growers have occasional problems with the rust mite at higher elevations (>3000 ft). Because damage doesn't occur ...
Needle Cast Diseases In Christmas Trees
