those fresh wounds can attract oak bark beetles, which can be the vector of oak wilt. So, in general, it’s a good idea if you ...

Oak wilt is particularly destructive, as it can spread to neighboring trees by root grafting or by sap feeding beetles and/or oak bark beetles. Northern red oak is frequently planted as an ornamental ...

Oak wilt is a fungal disease that is spread by sap-feeding beetles through open wounds in ... and sometimes fungal mats under the bark. A definite diagnosis is best done in a lab.

Fewer than 2% of North America’s bark beetle species attack trees, but those that do have killed billions of conifers across ...

Oak wilt is one of the deadliest tree diseases in the United States, killing millions of trees across 76 Texas counties. Texans ...