Rust fungus can seriously impact the health of your lawn, but there are solutions available when you spot those telltale ...

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Rust fungus on juniper wood, producing spores in late March. By Miri Talabac. UPDATED: March 27, 2025 at 8:08 AM EDT. Q: Last year I learned I had rust on my serviceberry and hawthorn trees.

Wet weather during the hot summer or cooler winter months can cause disease problems for our lawns and shrubs.

This rust fungus can only be infected by basidiospores produced on Ribes (currant and gooseberry) plants. It is native to Asia but was introduced to North America.

There are examples from the real world, too. Before 2000, the stripe rust fungus, which devastates wheat crops, was restricted to cool, wet parts of the world. But since 2000, ...

Though some crown rust fungi are known to cause widespread damage to oat and barley crops, new research from the University of Minnesota suggests a close relative of these major pathogens could ...

Infection: Infection begins when healthy ants encounter Ophiocordyceps spores as they forage outside the nest. Disease Progression: Within one to two weeks, the ant loses circadian activity rhythms ...

Before 2000, the stripe-rust fungus, which devastates wheat crops, preferred cool, wet parts of the world. But since 2000, some strains of the fungus have become better adapted to higher temperatures.

The new potential ally is crown rust, or Puccinia coronata, a fungus found on most buckthorn plants in the state. Crown rust is a notorious attacker of wheat, oats and barley that's been studied ...