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Mold or Fungus
Monilinia Brown Rot
Brown rot is a common fungal disease that attacks trees with stone fruits. It infects flowers, fruits and branches, sometimes destroying entire crops.
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Mold or Fungus
Oyster Mushrooms
Oyster mushrooms are very common fungi that are found all over the world. They grow in a flat, broad fan shape and range in colors from white, gray, tan and dark brown. The surface is smooth and the underside shows layers of gills.
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Leaf or Needle Discoloration
Pine Wilt Disease
Pine wilt disease is caused by tiny worms called pine wood nematodes and beetles called sawyers that work together resulting in a disease that rapidly discolors and kills pine trees.
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Mold or Fungus
Pink Snow Mold
Pink snow mold is a fungal disease that creates patches of dense, whitish-pink grass blades in winter and spring.
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Brown, Spotted, or Patch Grass on Lawn
Red Thread & Pink Patch
Red thread and pink patch are closely related fungal pathogens that infect turf, appearing with a reddish-brown covering and wilted patches.
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Holes or Skeletonization in Leaves
Cankerworms
Cankerworms are caterpillars of several North American moths that have wingless females. Cankerworms feed on the buds and leaves of trees in early spring and can be a major pest.
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Mold or Fungus
Cedar Rust
There are multiple rust fungi that affect cedars (junipers): cedar-quince rust, cedar-hawthorn rust and cedar-apple rust. All of these rusts require two different hosts and alternate between them during the year. Cedar-quince rust appears as elongated branch swellings that produce orange spores.
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Mold or Fungus
Cottony Maple Scale
The cottony maple scale is a large, flat, brown scale insect found on the twigs and branches of various trees. White, cottony egg masses that resemble popcorn are its most distinguishing feature.
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