2000-08-01 04:00:00 PDT BERKELEY-- A murderous and previously unknown species of tree fungus was identified yesterday as the primary reason tens of thousands of oak trees are dying up and down the ...

Non-oak wood leaving the protected zone must be at least 29 inches in length or greater. ... Oak wilt, caused by the fungus Ceratocystis fagacearum, is highly contagious, ...

People who spot symptoms of the fungus should send a photo or description of the symptoms to the state agriculture department's Arrest The Pest line at [email protected] or 1-888-545-6684.

Jeannine Cavender-Bares is a University researcher who has been studying oak trees in the Americas for the past 20 years. Studying oak wilt in the past has been labor-intensive and expensive, and the ...

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (NEWS10) – A devastating fungus disease that kills oak trees has been found in Schenectady County. The fungus is called Oak Wilt. The DEC says it has been found at the Sanders ...

As CBS2's Elise Finch reported Monday, the oak wilt fungus until recently was only impacting trees in upstate New York. But now, trees on Long Island and in Brooklyn are dying.

Thu, 04 Dec 2014 19:53:17 GMT — Michigan's red oak trees are potentially facing significant die-offs due to an invisible killer, oak wilt. The deadly fungus can kill previously healthy trees ...

The Birmingham Zoo will have to cut down and remove "at least" 75 large oak trees that have shown signs of infection by a tree fungus, Zoo officials tell AL.com.

Syracuse, N.Y. -- A fungus that kills oak trees has been spotted again in Schenectady County, the first area where oak wilt popped up in New York state nine years ago. The state Department of ...

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) -- A fungus that attacks oaks and can spread from tree to tree is continuing its assault in central Illinois this summer, experts say. The disease, oak wilt, was first noticed ...