"We are watching evolution happen." Scientists stunned by 'remarkable' phenomenon found in trees threatened by deadly disease: 'Our new findings give us new hope' first appeared on The Cool Down.

Pests that are too small to be seen by the naked eye are leaving a giant problem in their wake in Maryland. Forests and ...

In heavily affected areas, up to 30% of beech trees are killed within seven years of contracting beech leaf disease.

Beech leaf disease, caused by a nematode, is spreading through Washington County and Maryland, threatening beech tree populations. Beech trees play a vital role in forest ecosystems, contributing ...

Beech trees across the state are seeing worsening symptoms of the fast-spreading complex beech leaf disease, according to the Maryland Department of Agriculture.

How to protect these trees and manage this disease is an area of active research. One way you can help is to report BLD when you find it, tracking the spread of this disease is one step towards ...

HANCOCK — Scorched. That's the way Meredith Cochran describes the young stand of beech trees that is dying on the upper reaches of land she owns in Hancock behind her house. Three years ago, Cochran ...

Maryland's beech trees face worsening disease outbreak. Learn signs, mitigation tips and how to report sightings to safeguard these vital trees in your area.

Werner advised anyone who notices beech leaf disease on their trees to call a local arborist. "We can do fertilization and feeding to ensure the tree has all the nutrients it needs," he said.

Jun. 12—Pennsylvania naturalists are keeping an eye on a disease that has been killing beech trees in the eastern U.S. for more than a decade, but has begun spreading more rapidly in the past ...

The Maryland Department of Agriculture says that conditions of beech leaf disease is worsening across the state.In release the department stated that the diseas ...