Ophiostoma Ulmi

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Which Caribbean island was invaded by the US in 1983? The Weekend Quiz

The Observer 09 May 2021

The questions. Who ruled much of England from AD911 as Lady of the Mercians?. What type of bird is a mollymawk?. What is the world’s lowest freshwater lake? ... What are measured from a zero post? ... Ghost ship; ophiostoma ulmi affecting trees; gibberish; alcoholic bravado? ... Æthelflæd ... .

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Editorial: Lessons from downtown Roanoke's elm trees

The Roanoke Times 16 Apr 2021

This concert is “pod-style” — you and your squad can buy tickets for a particular area and be assured you’re 6 feet away from other concertgoers ... Look around Elmwood Park ... Unfortunately, one of those shipments brought in timber infected with ophiostoma ulmi ... at the time ... But then came ophiostoma novo-ulmi, a far more lethal varient ... .

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Meet 10 Species of Elm Trees

About.com 01 Aug 2015

Elm trees are found in the Ulmus genus in the Ulmaceae family ... Most feature perfect flowers that develop into samaras ... It is brought on by either Ophiostoma ulmi or Ophiostoma novo-ulmi and is spread by two bark beetles, which are the native elm bark beetle (Hylurgopinus rufipes) and the European elm bark beetle (Scolytus multistriatus) ... .

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Outside Story Elms on the rebound?

Rutland Herald 12 Jul 2015

We dont have a lot of big elms left, he said ... That changed starting in 1930, when a shipment of logs from Europe arrived with the fungus Ophiostoma ulmi, which causes Dutch elm disease. The fungus and a second, more recently discovered species, Ophiostoma novo-ulmi is spread by a native elm bark beetle as well as by a smaller European species.

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Britain’s crops brace for invasion by hundreds of exotic pests and pathogens

The Independent 02 Sep 2013

Examples include Dutch Elm disease, caused by the Ophiostoma ulmi fungus that is carried by the bark beetle – with both species operating more effectively under warmer conditions – and ash dieback, caused by the Chalara fraxinea fungus ... The Colorado potato beetle is a particular cause for concern, Mr Bebber said ... “It’s a serious issue ... .

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Scientists Map Genome for Dutch Elm Disease Fungus

US News 05 Apr 2013

Effort might help prevent widespread destruction of these trees, researchers say ... The University of Toronto researchers said they believe this is the first time the 30 million DNA letters for the fungus Ophiostoma ulmi have been mapped. The findings appeared online in the journal BMC Genomics ... More information. The U.S ... Copyright © 2012 HealthDay ... .

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Scientists map genome that causes Dutch Elm Disease

PhysOrg 14 Mar 2013

The researchers believe this is the first time the 30 million DNA letters for the fungus Ophiostoma ulmi have been mapped. The findings, published in this week's online journal BMC Genomics, could help scientists figure out how to prevent the fungus from destroying elm trees in the future ... "The tree wilts and eventually dies ... .

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Deadly bug returns to threaten trees in NZ

NZ Herald 01 Oct 2012

Biosecurity effort begins after whole valley infected with Dutch elm disease. A fatal and fast-spreading disease has claimed 50 trees in South Auckland despite millions of dollars being spent in an attempt to stop it ... No country had eradicated the disease ... A virulent disease of elm and zelkova trees caused by the fungus Ophiostoma novo-ulmi ... By. .

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Killer tree disease strikes again

Stuff 30 Sep 2012

More than 50 trees in Whitford have been destroyed after they were found to have Dutch elm disease, a destructive and fast spreading disease that was prominent in the early 1990s. The elm trees were on a private land ... Dutch elm disease is a virulent disease of Elm and Zelkova caused by the fungus Ophiostoma novo-ulmi ... Ad Feedback . .

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Auckland Council deals to Dutch elm tree disease outbreak

Scoop 30 Sep 2012

Monday, 1 October 2012, 10.04 am. Press Release. Auckland Council. Media release. 1 October 2012. Auckland Council deals to Dutch elm tree disease outbreak in Whitford ... The trees were on private land ... Dutch elm disease is a virulent disease of Elm and Zelkova caused by the fungus Ophiostoma novo-ulmi ... “The disease is nearly always fatal ... Ends.  .

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Is this the man who could bring back the elm to England?

The Daily Mail 10 Jun 2010

To say that the man who wants to bring the elm back to England is passionate about his trees would be an understatement. His Range Rover has the number plate K12 ELM ... The disease is caused by a fungus, Ophiostoma novo-ulmi, which does not usually infect the trees directly - like malaria, it needs a vector, or carrying agent, to spread it ... Name ...  .

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Has a cure been found for Dutch Elm Disease?

The Independent 08 Jun 2010

Mr King has produced 2,000 healthy English Elm saplings from the original pair of 200-year-old disease-resistant trees ... With its ability to effectively trick trees into slowly blocking off their own system for transferring nutrients, the DED fungus, Ophiostoma novo-ulmi, is one of the most devastating arboreal diseases ... Mr King said ... Oak diseases ... .

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Jefferson Trees Resistant to Dutch Elm Disease

ARS 13 Jun 2006

web. June 13, 2006 ... The fungus that causes Dutch elm disease (DED)--Ophiostoma ulmi--has wiped out around 77 million American elms, decimating these graceful trees along streets and in parks and gardens, since its introduction to the United States in 1931 ... Thanks to the efforts of ARS scientists with the U.S ... ARS is the U.S.

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A nightmare on elm street

The Observer 06 Nov 2005

Outside our kitchen window is a dead tree. It is not big - perhaps 15ft tall - and a storm thrush has used it as an outpost for the past year, singing with silver throat from the middle of January right into spring ... It is an English elm, Ulmus procera ... I suppose that is what I am doing now ... The disease is caused by a fungus called ophiostoma novo-ulmi.