“This is a cause for concern for those of us caring for our wildlife and our nature reserves – particularly rare wetland ...

Scientists working for government breed biological control agents in lab to take on species choking native wildlife ...

(Maryville) -- As farmers reflect on the 2025 growing season, one disease stands out: southern rust. The fungus spread not ...

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Tamra Jackson-Ziems has been getting a lot of calls. Nebraska Extension’s plant pathologist also has been hearing plenty of misinformation when it comes to southern rust. The calls and the fury around ...

Tecoma stans var. stans, a tree originating from the Americas, is emerging as an invasive weed in South Africa. A microcyclic gall inducing rust fungus, Prospodium transformans, has been investigated ...

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DES MOINES, Iowa — According to experts, over 60 Iowa counties’ corn fields are infected with the Southern Rust fungus. Farmers are busy working hard to combat the spreading disease. Matt Chambers, a ...

Tire tracks run through a field of corn in Iowa. A fungus that attacks corn has spread to over 40 Iowa counties. Southern rust creates reddish-orange patches on the tops of corn leaves. This blocks ...

The fungi had infected species of ancient ants and flies that became trapped. Scientists have discovered two new species of ancient parasitic fungi preserved in amber dating back 99 million years. The ...

Nearly 100 million years ago, a droplet of tree resin captured a gruesome scene: a fungus bursting out of the body of an ant pupa. This amber fossil suggests that the fungus famous for its ability to ...

A new rust fungus biocontrol agent for African Boxthorn weed is out of the lab and into the field. The program includes a targeted release, monitoring and evaluation program in New South Wales. The ...