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Beech Bark Disease Complex
Nectria
spp. (fungus)
Cryptococcus fagisuga
(beech scale)
Complex of scale insect and fungal pathogen kills beech trees in Northeast US; not yet in MD
Additional Resources
MISC Invader of the Month press release. December 2008
Beech Bark Disease (BBD). USDA Forest Service
Forest Insect & Disease Leaflet. USDA Forest Service
Nectria coccinea
. Invasive.org
Nectria coccinea
var.
faginata
. Invasive.org
Fresh canker
Fruiting bodies
Photos: Andrej Kunca, National Forest Centre - Slovakia, Bugwood.org
Beech scale (
Cryptococcus fagisuga
)
Photo: Chris Malumphy, The Food and Environment Research Agency, Bugwood.org
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