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Happy to share new article from a #CollaborativeResearch with MSU Entomology's #ForestEntomology lab! We identified #InsectVectors of #OakWilt 🍄and mapped their seasonal activity in Michigan based on cumulative degree days. Entomological Society of America The American Phytopathological Society academic.oup.com/ee/article/doi…

Now, oak wilt can be diagnosed from single oak leaf petiole. 👇

Another Lauraceae pathogen to keep an eye on 👀 #ForestHealth #PlantHealth #Fungi

Hot off the press!🖨️📰 A High-Quality Genome Resource for the #OakWilt Pathogen #Bretziellafagacearum | PhytoFrontiers™ apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/PH…

My manuscript on a novel detection method for the oak wilt pathogen is now available for First Look in Phytopathology® The American Phytopathological Society Thrilled to hear the feedback from homeowners, foresters, arborists, and diagnostic labs for this sampling method National Plant Diagnostic Network apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/PH…

Corn disease reduced yield by an estimated 6.0% in the US & 3.7% in Ontario. This is 963.4 million bushels. Tar spot, southern rust & northern corn leaf blight caused the greatest losses. Read more at Extension's cropprotectionnetwork.org/publications/c… From Kiersten Wise Daren Mueller Ed Sikora

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After 6–7 years in a basement lab, I’m still amazed by having windows and a view in my curent lab. You don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone or till you get it back. An office with a view feels like a luxury. Eastern redbud takes me right back to spring in eastern Tennessee!

A field day, saved from sunburn by thick clouds! We were out inoculating #wheat and #barley plots with Fusarium Head Blight and foliar pathogens. One of those days when the whole lab gets it done, many teammates not in the pictures! #AppliedWork #PlantPathology #PlantDisease

We are offering cost shares for Texas landowners to suppress the spread of oak wilt through the Texas Oak Wilt Suppression Program. Eligible suppression practices through this program include trenching or removal of infected red oak trees. 👉More: tfsweb.tamu.edu/oak-wilt-cost-…

Feels great to be back in the woods, a place that was part of my PhD journey Timothy Miles . Today helping Ethan, a grad student with Martin Chilvers, as we work on oak wilt. Showing him how to spot fungal mats and tagging more oaks for our summer experiments. #forestpathology

The sap flow sensors are up and already transmitting data! We're super proud of Ethan Wachendorf for designing and leading this experiment. Excited to see the effect of sap flow rate on disease progression and vice versa. #oakwilt #sapflow #transpiration #wilt

The Michigan study will also kick off next week! Excited to see sclerotia degradation in the soil in action! Martin Chilvers Austin McCoy

Field work is a blast with an amazing lab crew! Huge thanks to Peyton Phillips, Austin McCoy, and Jamie Walker for the awesome help setting up this unique experiment with bioformulations. Excited to track sclerotia degradation across treatments! Martin Chilvers

Nancy Sharma, Nancy Sharma, presenting at #ASMicrobe2025! She is sharing her research on sub-lethal fungicide exposure and its effects on spore germination and gene expression in the grape powdery mildew pathogen. 🍇🧬ASM MSU AgBioResearch Timothy Miles #plantdisease

California is just gorgeous especially its oak-dominant landscapes, yes, I’m biased, oaks are my weakness! From oak savannas to dense woodlands and oak-conifer forests, it’s breathtaking. My favorite? Those golden pastures with iconic live oaks. 🌳🌾#Dendrophile #OakSavanna

“cowboy style,” I meant horse knows the job, even if the rider doesn’t, especially compared to English riding! They’re warm/hot bloods and usually aggressive, but surprisingly well-behaved under saddle. Honestly, it’s probably just in their genes, we didn’t train them much!

A great plant pathologist with strong enthusiasm and well-rounded skills ranging from population genetics to field-level extension work, is looking for a postdoc. If you're hiring one, be sure to reach out to Ross Hatlen for a chat!

Corn field was looking immaculate, too immaculate! We pathologists don’t rest easy with spotless plants😉. So Martin Chilvers lab rolled in with a truckload of inoculum. Three leaf-spotting fungi, one mission. Just a bunch of plant pathologists doing what we do best. #Research