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Beech bark disease is a disease that causes mortality and defects in beech trees in the eastern ... (Neonectria spp.), National Invasive Species Information Center, ...
A pathogen may slowly weaken a tree (beech bark disease) or it may cause rapid decline (chestnut blight). A pest may attack a specific species (hemlock woolly adelgid) or it may attack several species (emerald ash borer) or species across many genera (Asian long-horned beetle). [10]
Cryptococcus fagisuga, commonly known as the beech scale or woolly beech scale, is a felted scale insect in the superfamily Coccoidea that infests beech trees of the genus Fagus. It is associated with the transmission of beech bark disease [ 3 ] because the puncture holes it makes in the bark allow entry of pathogenic fungi which have been ...
With its thin bark and shallow roots, the beech is more vulnerable to fire than oak, pitch pine or hickory. The tree has benefited from efforts over the last century to suppress wildfires. Beech ...
Among the 33 invasive species and diseases on the Michigan's watchlist, 18 have been detected in Michigan: balsam woolly adelgid, beech leaf disease, hydrilla, spotted lanternfly, lesser celandine ...
"Biological invasions" in the U.S., spanning thousands of species of invasive plants, pests, mammals and other life, have incurred “at least” $1.22 trillion in costs from 1960-2020, according ...
Neonectria faginata is a species of fungus that affects Beech trees in North America. [1] Neonectria faginata, along with Neonectria ditissima, are the cause of beech bark disease in trees that have already been affected by beech scale Cryptococcus fagisuga. [2] [3] [4]
Some invasive species have received more attention than others, but they span across the spectrum of aquatic and terrestrial life. Below are some of the most high-profile invasives in New York.