Rust fungus, despite a name that would make homeowners think it would grow on iron, is a notorious nuisance when it comes to lawns. This fungal disease, primarily caused by the fungi in the genus ...

In a new study published in Ecology Letters, researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology and the University of Kiel, Germany, report on the influence of an endophytic fungus of the ...

The cause is two types of spruce needle rust fungi, chrysomyxa ledi and chrysomyxa ledicola. Even though the fungi look bad, they are more of an aesthetic problem than a tree health problem.

Question: You recommended a fungicide for an orange rust control on plumeria. The rust fungus seems like a natural occurrence, especially as the leaves decline in the fall. I have developed the ...

We already knew from previous studies that plant pathogenic rust fungi are beneficial to herbivorous insects. Now we were interested in an endophytic fungus whose role in poplar-insect ...

"The weevil doesn’t bite or sting, so there is no health risk to people. The rust fungus is similarly benign. "New Zealand ...

Fungicides, a completely different type of rust control, have also been known to select for other fungicide-resistant fungi, some of which are opportunistic fungal pathogens of animals ...

We already knew from previous studies that plant pathogenic rust fungi are beneficial to herbivorous insects. Now we were interested in an endophytic fungus whose role in poplar-insect ...