Birch rust spores, prevalent in autumn, were possibly associated with allergic airway symptoms including rhinitis, conjunctivitis, and asthma in susceptible individuals. The study revealed that 76.9% ...

In-field crop sensors that can detect the presence of active yellow rust spores are being tested on commercial farms this ...

Our previous research also identified that fungi can protect crop plants such as wheat, barley and oats from rust disease. Similar studies around the world have found fungi can also protect against ...

The weather conditions of 2025 were perfect for a southern rust outbreak across the Midwest, resulting in many growers having to make late-season decisions on disease management. Southern rust is a ...

Q: I heard rust fungus can infect junipers but that they aren’t worth spraying to treat. Is there anything else I can do to reduce the fungal spread from them to my other trees? A: If you see and can ...

MAXWELL, Iowa — For the past several weeks, a corn disease called southern rust has been quickly spreading across Iowa. According to the Crop Protection Network, it is already in 40 Iowa counties as ...

I recently got my first question about a rusty orange dust in a person’s lawn. This is a fairly common question in the late summer and early fall. Are you seeing this phenomenon in your lawn? The ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- Spores thought to cause a yield-reducing disease called soybean rust were detected in South Dakota again last year. The disease itself made it to the United States in 2004.

PULLMAN, Wash. – Traditional thought holds that a disease-causing organism has to penetrate a plant to initiate resistance. Now, two Washington State University scientists have established that a ...

ST. LOUIS -- The first case of Asian soybean rust north of the equator has been confirmed. Two weeks ago the USDA's Agricultural Research Service and the Animal Plant Health Inspection Service ...

Gray leaf spot is also active in the lower canopy at multiple sites across the state. The lesions are light tan in color and generally narrow and rectangular, and can be as long as 2 inches. As the ...