E376,Causal Agent Beech leaf disease (BLD) is caused by an invasive nematode Litylenchus crenatae subsp. mccannii (Lcm; Figure 1). Nematodes are microscopic roundworms. Most nematodes are free-living, ...

A recent case in Van Buren County, located in southeast Iowa, has brought new awareness to an emerging threat in the cattle industry. Sadly, 20 heifers were lost due to a disease many of our herds are ...

What are Asian longhorned ticks? Theileria orientalis Ikeda is the parasite that causes the disease Theileriosis. The parasite can be carried by Asian longhorned ticks, which have recently been ...

A study analyzed the DNA of feral dogs living near Chernobyl, compared the animals to others living 10 miles away, and found remarkable differences.

Platycladus orientalis leaves (Cebaiye) have been used for thousands of years as traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). According to the theory of TCM, they are categorized as a blood-cooling and ...

Rabbits love tender stems, flowers, and vegetables and can destroy a young garden overnight. Learn more about rabbit behavior and how to keep rabbits away from flowers.

Tired of deer munching your plants? These shade-loving perennials are pretty, tough, and not on the menu for deer.

In a remarkable discovery that has caught the attention of the global scientific community, researchers in southern China have uncovered the fossil of a marine reptile that closely resembles the ...

Of all the leopards, the Amur leopard is the most critically endangered. Hunted largely for its beautiful, spotted fur, the loss of each Amur leopard puts the species at greater risk of extinction.

To examine the evolutionary characteristics of B. orientalis mitochondrial genome, a comparative analysis was conducted with the mitochondrial genome of ten other fern and lycophyte species. The ...

Boxwoods are among the best shrubs for landscaping, but what can you plant to break up their dense, often uniform shape? Here are 11 of our favorite options.