Nectria coccinea
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Nectria coccinea is a fungal
plant pathogen. The variant Nectria coccinea var. faginata causes beech bark disease
, and can infect the tree via the feeding holes made by the beech scale insect Cryptococcus fagisuga
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Fungus
A fungus is a member of a large group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds , as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, Fungi, which is separate from plants, animals, and bacteria...
plant pathogen. The variant Nectria coccinea var. faginata causes beech bark disease
Beech Bark Disease
Beech bark disease is a disease that causes mortality and defects in beech trees in the eastern United States and Europe. In North America, the disease results when the beech scale insect, Cryptococcus fagisuga, attacks the bark, creating a wound. Later, two different fungi Beech bark disease is a...
, and can infect the tree via the feeding holes made by the beech scale insect Cryptococcus fagisuga
Cryptococcus fagisuga
Cryptococcus fagisuga, commonly known as the beech scale or woolly beech scale, is a felted scale insect in the superfamily Coccoidea that infests beech trees of the genus Fagus...
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