Conditions are quite different today as I step into the early November woods for a walk. With the leaf drop and the not-yet snow cover, the forest is very open, and I see plenty of things that were ...

Mushrooms growing on trees can be a sign of decay and should be inspected by a certified arborist. Hispidus, Ganoderma, and Armillaria are three types of fungi that can indicate tree risk. Not all ...

Bark beetles can destroy spruce forests by converting the trees' defences into even more toxic substances, scientists ...

Native fungi from forests killed emerald ash borers in lab tests, offering a potential new biological tool to slow the ...

This is because the beetle can break down the plant-derived compounds (phenolic glucosides) via a water-mediated process ...

Your tree could be dying from the inside out. Mushrooms are excellent in soup, stir-fry, spaghetti sauce, and pizza. While mushrooms are great to use in the kitchen, spotting them in the garden on a ...

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – It’s called chicken-of-the-woods fungi. It grows at the base of dead and living trees here in Ohio and other locations and tastes like chicken — seriously. For National ...

Spruce bark beetles hijack their host tree’s chemical defenses, transforming them into potent weapons against fungal threats.

Spruce bark beetles don’t just tolerate their host tree’s chemical defenses—they actively reshape them into stronger ...

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – It’s called chicken-of-the-woods fungi. It grows at the base of dead and living trees here in Ohio and other locations and tastes like chicken — seriously. For National ...

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