Has your heart ached on seeing your plant covered in that white substance? Or have you had an experience where your plant ...

A new fungus, Gibellula attenboroughii, was discovered on spiders in Irish caves. It changes their behavior, similar to ...

For more than 150 years, scientists have debated whether Prototaxites—which stood roughly 24 feet tall and 3 feet wide—were an early lichen or fungus, like a “giant mushroom” ...

Caused by a two different strains of fungus, the disease appears as a white powdery mildew on plants, lowering crop yields and increasing the dependency on fungicides. The team found the Erysiphe ...

“If we find out exactly how Mortierella works against nematodes, we could perhaps use this fungus specifically as a biological control agent against plant pathogens,” says Büttner, who has ...

Researchers studied the fungus and spiders and published a paper in the journal Fungal Systematics and Evolution (PDF link). The study was led by Harry Evans, a specialist in botany, plant ...

Historic Outbreaks of Coffee Wilt Disease Linked to Gene Transfer from Another Fungus Dec. 5, 2024 — The fungus that causes coffee wilt disease repeatedly took up segments of DNA from a related ...

To identify honey fungus, look for white growths under the bark, bootlace-like threads in the soil, plant dieback and, in autumn, the honey-coloured toadstools. Sheets of white or creamy-white ...

Fungus gnats are small black flies, also known as sciarid flies, mushroom flies and mycetophilids. They are a very common pest, especially when plants are grown in pots of soil-free compost. In fact, ...

Keystone plants and trees like the Coast Live Oak and California lilac are key players in the health of your garden.

Your description sounds like you have a problem with whiteflies and a population big enough that it requires treatment. Despite their name, they resemble moths more than flies and are a common ...