A new study from Holden Forests & Gardens and the USDA Agricultural Research Service confirms that beech leaf disease—already devastating American beech trees in North America—also infects European ...

A scanning electron microscope reveals nematodes (highlighted in green) inside the spongy mesophyll of a European beech (Fagus sylvatica) leaf infected with beech leaf disease (BLD). Eggs are ...

Such diligent care is essential to help ward off beech leaf disease, which can be lethal to both American and European beech trees. In the years since its discovery, beech leaf disease has spread to ...

European beech is a cornerstone ... alcohol to clear out green pigments, then used a magenta stain that highlights the nematode, making them stand out clearly against the leaf tissue.