Alabama's pine tree forests are facing a new problem this year. The Alabama Forestry Commission said brown spot needle blight is a fungal disease that causes needle discoloration and needle drop.

But recently, outside factors plague the health of pine trees in Alabama. Last year, southern pine beetles devastated approximately 52,000 acres of pine forests across the state. Now this spring ...

Officials said drought can stress vegetative growth, and issues mounted even more for pine trees infested with beetles. Some of the beetles carried a fungus capable of clogging one of the trees ...

He said the fungus prevents the tree from repelling and killing the attacking beetles. The U of A researchers found that symbiotic pathogens associated with the pine beetle, and western gall rust ...

The AFC release also said brown spot needle blight can stunt tree growth and increase the risk of pests like bark beetles. “Just in the last few days, the agency started receiving calls ...

An obscure fungus which had until recently been relatively rare in Scotland appears to be at the centre of an outbreak in Scots Pine trees across the country. Dr Sarah Green from Forest Research ...