Beech bark disease (BBD) is caused by both a sap-feeding scale insect and a fungus. American beech trees are first infested with beech scale.

Managing beech bark disease in Michigan will be challenging. Both the scale insects and the fungal spores can be transported in the wind.

11 нояб. 2016 г. · The telltale sign of beech bark disease infestation is the appearance of a fuzzy, whitish coating on the tree's bark and branches.

22 авг. 2018 г. · Beech bark disease (BBD) is a devastating disease of American beech (Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.) caused by a combination of damage to the bark and vascular tissue ...

18 нояб. 2021 г. · Beech bark disease was first detected in Michigan in 1990 and discovered at Pictured Rocks in 2001. Advanced primarily by wind, BBD has moved ...

Beech bark disease of American beech (Fagus grandifolia) is caused by the interaction of an introduced scale insect (Cryptococcus fagisuga) and the native ...

All heavily scale infested trees are considered a high risk of beech snap and are removed if they pose a threat to human safety in parks and campgrounds.

6 янв. 2023 г. · Beech bark disease is taking over America's beech trees and the plant biologists in Michigan have come together to find a way to fight it.

10 янв. 2021 г. · Beech Bark Disease consists of two components: a scale insect and a fungus. First, the non-native sap feeding scale insect (Cryptococcus ...

5 июл. 2022 г. · Beech leaf disease, not previously known to be in Michigan, is associated with the microscopic worm Litylenchus crenatae, a nematode that enters ...