Brown spot needle blight (BSNB), caused by Lecanosticta acicola (Thüm.) Syd., is an
emerging forest disease of Pinus species originating from North America and introduced to …

European forests are threatened by increasing numbers of invasive pests and pathogens.
Over the past century, Lecanosticta acicola, a foliar pathogen predominantly of Pinus spp …

Lecanosticta acicola causes brown spot needle blight (BSNB) of Pinus species. The
pathogen occurs mostly in the Northern Hemisphere but has also been reported in Central …

Lecanosticta acicola causes the disease known as brown spot needle blight (BSNB), on
Pinus species. The pathogen is thought to have a Central American centre of origin. This …

The disease complex white pine needle damage (WPND), first reported in 2006, has now
escalated to an epidemic state across the northeastern United States. Although this complex …

In October 2016, the causal agent of Brown Spot Needle Blight (BSNB) Lecanosticta acicola
(Thüm.) Syd. was discovered for the first time on young native Scots pines in a small mixed …

Lecanosticta acicola is a pine needle pathogen causing brown spot needle blight that
results in premature needle shedding with considerable damage described in North …

Lecanosticta acicola is the causal agent for brown spot needle blight that affects pine trees
across the northern hemisphere. Based on marker genes and microsatellite data, two …

In 2017, severe symptoms of brown spot needle blight, similar to those caused by
Lecanosticta acicola, were observed on needles of non‐native Pinus mugo var. Hesse …

The brown spot needle blight, caused by the fungal pathogen Lecanosticta acicola, has
been the most serious and damaging disease on needles of Pinus spp. in recent years. In …