Pathogens and insect pests are important drivers of tree mortality and forest dynamics, but
global change has rapidly altered or intensified their impacts. Predictive understanding of …

Eastern white pine (Pinus strobus L.) is one of the most important conifer species across
eastern North America. However, emerging health issues of eastern white pine have …

European forests are threatened by increasing numbers of invasive pests and pathogens.
Over the past century, Lecanosticta acicola, a foliar pathogen predominantly of Pinus spp …

Lecanosticta acicola causes brown spot needle blight (BSNB) of Pinus species. The
pathogen occurs mostly in the Northern Hemisphere but has also been reported in Central …

Key message Defoliation modality significantly affected leaf traits and carbon allocation
especially in the early recovery period of two Leguminosae woody species. Robinia …

Two chestnut (Castanea sativa) orchards of north‐western Italy were sampled with passive
spore traps 35 times over 24 months. Samples were analysed through a newly developed …

The canker disease caused by Diplodia corticola is one of the most important emerging
pathologies of cork oak (Quercus suber) in western Europe. The fungus is dispersed by …

Key message Pathogen-induced defoliation resulted in a reduction in transpiration, an
upregulation of photosynthesis in the early growing season, and no change in NSC reserves …

Management of cucurbit downy mildew (CDM) caused by Pseudoperonospora cubensis,
relies on an intensive fungicide program. In Michigan, CDM occurs annually due to an influx …

Brown spot needle blight (BSNB), caused by Lecanosticta acicola (Thüm.) Syd., is an
emerging forest disease of Pinus species originating from North America and introduced to …