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Armillaria Root Rot in Landscape Trees

What is Armillaria Root Rot? Armillaria root rot is a severe fungal disease that affects trees, woody plants, and some herbaceous plants including palms and succulents. Also known as oak root fungus, Armillaria root rot can rapidly kill trees and...
When Monitoring Is the Best Action - The Case of Two “Flux Diseases”
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[From the August 2016 issue of the UC IPM Green Bulletin] Two “sap flux” diseases observed in landscape trees—bacterial wetwood (or slime flux) and alcoholic (“foamy”) flux—often trigger demands that a landscaper...