Pine wilt has forced officials to cut down several dead or dying Scots pines at Shawnee County's Lake Shawnee Golf Course, where one infected tree — its needles having gone from green to brown ...

If pine wilt has affected your landscape, take advantage of this opportunity to plant something new. Elizabeth Exstrom is the Horticulture Extension Educator with Nebraska Extension in Hall County.

Pine wilt affects older scotch pines more than younger ones, but once infected, a tree can go from healthy to dead in two weeks. Pine sawyer beetles that carry the pine wilt leave about an eighth ...

Pine wilt can be confirmed in a tree through a test conducted by the South Dakota State University Extension office. But, he said, it's easy to identify because it happens so quickly.

Scots pine is the most common host, but various white pine and even Austrian pine can also be affected. Because pine wilt closely resembles drought stress—and with the levels of drought stress ...

Understanding tree problems is difficult, especially when common disease names contribute to the confusion. Oak wilt and pine wilt certainly sound like similar problems, but they have different ...

Pine wilt disease is the result of a roundworm known as the pinewood nematode. Nematodes are microscopic, meaning you can’t see them with the naked eye, but they can do a lot of damage.

Japanese black pine trees may be visually stunning, ... This tree is susceptible to a number of pests and diseases, including ...

Pine wilt disease represents one of the most destructive threats to forestry worldwide, with Bursaphelenchus xylophilus – a microscopic nematode ...

Because pine needles grow — and fall — in bundles of two or more, the loss may be especially obvious. ... When an entire pine tree turns brown, it may be a sign of disease, such as pine wilt.

Experts are warning of a tree disease spreading from the eastern part of the state that affects non-native pines. Pine wilt preys on the water flow of Scots and Austrian pines and is caused by a ...