North American Beech Leaf Disease Nematodes under a microscope (IMAGE)
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Even under a microscope, the nematode Litylenchus crenatae subsp. mccannii doesn’t look like much. But it can bring a lot of damage: Researchers find it living in the buds of beech trees suffering from beech leaf disease. Now, scientists have developed a new tool that forest health professionals can use to more easily identify and quantify the disease-causing nematodes as they spread across the North American landscape.
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Mary C. Pitts, Holden Forests & Gardens
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