DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) — Oak wilt is a devastating, incurable fungus that is slowly spreading over a large part of the United States. First found in Wisconsin in the 1930s, it arrived in North ...

The next potential threat facing Niagara County’s trees could make the jump from across the border. Trees in Canada’s Niagara Region have been infected with oak wilt, a fungal disease that means ...

Oak wilt is caused by a fungus that affects every species of oak trees, said Kimberlee Peterson, a woodland ecologist with the Texas A&M Forest Service.

Another difference: In the later stages of an oak-wilt infection, the fungus causing the disease grows black mats under the bark, which creates pressure that often leads to cracks and vertical ...

Oak wilt is caused by the fungus Bretziella fagacearum. The fungus invades the xylem, the water-conducting vessels of the trees, and the tree responds by plugging the tissues, ...

Oak wilt operates by invading the vascular system of oak trees, interfering with their ability to transport water and nutrients. It spreads in two primary ways: above ground, where sap beetles ...

During the period between April 15 and July 15, beetles actively carry spores of fungus from tree to tree, meaning oak trees are at high risk for infection with oak wilt. Oak trees with wounds in ...

Oak wilt is caused by a fungus that affects every species of oak trees, said Kimberlee Peterson, a woodland ecologist with the Texas A&M Forest Service.

They also are putting out insect traps in forests with oak wilt to see what kinds of bugs might be carrying the fungus. Results of these studies will go into the 2024 Forest Health report.

Oak wilt infections have been confirmed in two stands of trees in southwest Marquette County, signaling additional spread of the often-fatal oak tree fungus in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.

Oak wilt is a tree disease caused by the fungus Bretziella fagacearum. ... The fungus can kill red oaks within weeks, while white oaks are better able to withstand the disease.