Sean O'Brien, from the UNH Cooperative Extension, takes a look at how beech leaf disease spreads and the signs to help you ...

When you're checking for beech scale disease, there are a few key signs to look for. If you notice that white, powdery ...

A few weeks ago a reader suggested I write about beech leaf disease, but I said it wasn’t that big a deal. Then I went for a ...

Beech bark disease (BBD) is a complex forest syndrome that poses significant threats to beech-dominated ecosystems in North America and Europe. Initiated by the feeding activity of the scale ...

First noticed in Ohio in 2012 and in Massachusetts in 2020 in Plymouth and Bristol counties, beech leaf disease had been ...

With beech bark disease — caused by a tiny insect called a scale that burrows into trees and then makes them susceptible to a fungal infection — adult trees are weakened internally, ...

Beech bark disease. Beech bark disease was first seen in Massachusetts in 1929. It had been seen in Europe as early as 1849. It is a complex disease that has an insect vector and a fungal pathogen ...

Beech leaf disease was first identified in a few Massachusetts communities in 2020. It has since spread to over 90 communities. Because it's relatively new, researchers are trying different ...

By comparison, beech bark disease, a fungal pathogen that appeared in North America in 1890, took nearly a century to spread from Maine to Ohio, says McIntire.

Researchers discovered beech leaf disease in 2023. State forester Josh Halman says it spreads faster than bark disease, already spreading to five counties. “Beach leaf disease just happens to be ...

By comparison, beech bark disease, a fungal pathogen that appeared in North America in 1890, took nearly a century to spread from Maine to Ohio, says McIntire.