NAPIS Pest Tracker News - Dutch Elm Disease, Ophiostoma ulmi http://pest.ceris.purdue.edu/pest.php?code=FGAGCHF Recent pest, plant and disease information from around the country en-us Sun, 26 May 2013 02:41:54 EDT Scientists Map Genome of Fungus That Causes Dutch Elm Disease http://pest.ceris.purdue.edu/redirect.php?rss&i=10982 Fri, 15 Mar 2013 00:00:00 EDT The findings published in this weeks online journal BMC Genomics, could help scientists figure out how to prevent the fungus from destroying elm trees in the future. Trees can help reduce criminal activity http://pest.ceris.purdue.edu/redirect.php?rss&i=10633 Thu, 06 Dec 2012 00:00:00 EST North American urban planners have begun to realize the value of large trees (growing over 15 feet) extends well beyond ecology. In fact, these green giants offer a number of rather surprising, but impressive, social benefits. Tree Doctor App Can Help Homeowners Diagnose Problems http://pest.ceris.purdue.edu/redirect.php?rss&i=10307 Fri, 05 Oct 2012 00:00:00 EDT The app allows users to search by type of tree, insect or disease depending on what they are seeing. It covers more than 175 plant disorders found on most flowering, shade and conifer trees planted in the Midwest and North Atlantic regions of the United States. An Invasion of New England http://pest.ceris.purdue.edu/redirect.php?rss&i=10265 Fri, 28 Sep 2012 00:00:00 EDT The disruption and recovery of an ecosystem after the introduction of a new pest species is a natural process that has played out before in the region.... Asian insects make a beeline for Switzerland - swissinfo.ch http://pest.ceris.purdue.edu/redirect.php?rss&i=10186 Sun, 16 Sep 2012 00:00:00 EDT The main reason for the proliferation of all these insects is the rise in trade and transcontinental shipping... But some species manage to establish themselves on a long-term basis because of rising temperatures." Dutch Elm Disease Threat Recedes in Aberdeen http://pest.ceris.purdue.edu/redirect.php?rss&i=10139 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 00:00:00 EDT Last year, the number dropped to 80, and this year, the city has marked 47 trees with paint to designate that the trees are infected with the disease. Could Emerald Ash Borer Disaster Happen Again http://pest.ceris.purdue.edu/redirect.php?rss&i=10032 Wed, 22 Aug 2012 00:00:00 EDT Few trees were generally available that were considered strong enough to survive the harsh urban environment alongside a city street, with its heat, sporadic watering, salt and often dreadful soil. Nurseries grew bread and butter trees - maples, ash and locust. The sci-fi method that's saving elm trees http://pest.ceris.purdue.edu/redirect.php?rss&i=9103 Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT Scientists used cutting-edge techniques to generate American elm clones produced from mature trees that have survived the Dutch Elm invasion. “We can produce thousands of them under lab conditions and experiment with their level of resistance, Scientists Clone Survivor Elm Trees http://pest.ceris.purdue.edu/redirect.php?rss&i=9058 Mon, 02 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT The breakthrough...is the first known use of in vitro culture technology to clone buds of mature American elm trees. Residents can pay to treat elm, ash trees http://pest.ceris.purdue.edu/redirect.php?rss&i=9057 Wed, 28 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT Homeowners looking to protect their city owned ash and elm trees from fatal pests and diseases can help offset the cost to the city by footing the bill for the chemicals used for treatment. Buy it Where You Burn it Campaign Aims to Control Insects http://pest.ceris.purdue.edu/redirect.php?rss&i=7474 Fri, 24 Jun 2011 00:00:00 EDT OSU uses campground firewood as invasive species education tool http://pest.ceris.purdue.edu/redirect.php?rss&i=7473 Fri, 24 Jun 2011 00:00:00 EDT