A recent survey of Pacific Northwest cherry orchards uncovered the presence of a new dieback pathogen in the region — one ...

An area on the outside of a tree trunk that appears to be stained white or looks wet during summer is likely bacterial ...

The best time to prune most of our deciduous trees and shrubs is late winter. One reason is that insect pests and plant ...

Mandatory evacuations have been ordered. The fire is burning along Old Highway 395 and North Lilac Rd. View evacuation areas at the Genaysis mapping site. An evacuation center is at the Castle ...

In this review, the implications of survival and dispersal mechanisms are discussed in the context of both the natural environment and infectious diseases. Biofilms — matrix-enclosed microbial ...

newsid=3905). However, susceptibility of this variety to different diseases is a major problem. Among these, Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae, the causal agent of bacterial leaf blight (BLB) is ...

How do I recognise box blight? The most obvious symptom is browning leaves which then die and fall, leaving sparse patches. Twigs and branches may be killed though whole plants rarely die. It can be ...

Palestinians return to a devastated Jabalya refugee camp in Gaza; firefighters battle the Lilac Fire in San Diego County, California; President Donald Trump celebrates his inauguration in Washington.

BONSALL — The Lilac Fire, which charred dozens of acres in the sparsely developed northeastern reaches of San Diego County, is 100% contained, according to Cal Fire. The fire burned 85 acres ...

Many diseases can be spread through saliva alone, including viral and bacterial infections. Our saliva is naturally protective against disease spread. However, this protection can be compromised by ...