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Binomial name. Endocronartium harknessii. (J.P.Moore) Hirats. (1969) Pine-pine gall rust, also known as western gall rust, is a fungal disease of pine trees. It is caused by Endocronartium harknessii (asexual name is Peridermium harknessii), an autoecious, endocyclic, rust fungus that grows in the vascular cambium of the host. [1] The disease ...
Euthanasia. A suicide bag, also known as an exit bag or hood, [1][2] is part of a euthanasia device consisting of a large plastic bag with a drawcord used to die by suicide through inert gas asphyxiation. It is usually used in conjunction with a flow of an inert gas that is lighter or less dense than air, like helium or nitrogen.
Rust (fungus) Rusts are fungal plant pathogens of the order Pucciniales (previously known as Uredinales) causing plant fungal diseases. An estimated 168 rust genera and approximately 7,000 species, more than half of which belong to the genus Puccinia, are currently accepted. [3] Rust fungi are highly specialized plant pathogens with several ...
Spruce broom rust or yellow witches' broom rust is a fungal plant disease caused by the basidiomycete fungus known as Chrysomyxa arctostaphyli. It occurs exclusively in North America, with the most concentrated outbreaks occurring in northern Arizona and southern Colorado on blue and Engelmann spruce , as well as in Alaska on black and white ...
If you live in or travel to areas where Valley fever is common, be mindful of the risks. On hot, dusty, or windy days, stay indoors or wear an N95 mask to protect yourself from inhaling fungal spores.
Dancing likely dislodged the fungal spores from the soil Fyre Festival 2.0: California music festival-goers struck down by deadly fungus outbreak Skip to main content
Dry rot treatment. Dry rot treatment refers to techniques used to eliminate dry rot fungus and alleviate the damage done by the fungus to human-built wooden structures. Dry rot (Serpula lacrymans) is considered difficult to remove, requiring drastic action. Remedial timber treatment and damp proofing companies typically recommend stripping out ...
Terana coerulea with Puntelia lichen. The blue pigment of this fungus was shown to be a mixture of polymers structurally related to thelephoric acid. [10]When activated by external treatments such as high temperature (42 °C (108 °F)), exposure to vapors of toxic solvents, or contact with a water-toluene mixture, T. caerulea produces an antibiotic named cortalcerone (2-hydroxy-6H-3-pyrone-2 ...