Do all the ash trees dying across the United States concern you? It’s time to fight back with fungi. New paper just out on the fungi that can kill emerald ash borer adults: doi.org/10.3390/f161...

A new study just published from @andrewmann.bsky.social PhD dissertation on fungi and bacteria associated with the red turpentine beetle in its native range #fungi #insects #ecology www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/16...

New paper just out on the #fungi attacking the historic USS Cairo, a steam-powered ironclad American Civil War ship and now a national treasure on display at the Vicksburg National Military Park in Mississippi doi.org/10.3390/jof1...

Xylaria apoda - the aquatic Xylaria introduced into North America on wood from Asia for use in aquariums gets a common name - Poseidon's Whiskers forestpathology.cfans.umn.edu/sites/forest...

New paper just out on Phytophthora species in Minnesota - 14 new records for the state doi.org/10.1080/0706...

Dryad's saddle, Cerioporus squamosus, can get to be the size of a horse saddle within just a few days #fungifriends #mycology #mushrooms #fungi

Buckthorn is an invasive tree in North America that displaces native plants and threatens natural habitats. New paper just out on the fungi associated with dying buckthorn – next step is testing them for their biocontrol potential www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/16... #fungi #fungifriends #biocontrol

Old growth forests have very special fungi - like these spectacular Ganoderma tsugae #fungi #reishi #lingzhi #mushrooms

Interested in unusual fungi? New article is out discussing the witches cauldron and devils urn #fungi #mushrooms #mycology forestpathology.cfans.umn.edu/sites/forest...

Lots of interesting common names for fungi. This one - giraffe spots fungus, Peniophora albobadia

A nice example of geotropism with Ganoderma applanatum

Large Pleurotus pulmonarius are out and shimmering here in Minnesota

We are hearing a lot about chickens right now and the "chicken of the woods" is JUST coming out in Minnesota. Nice young, plumb, tender "chicken" for tonight's chicken tacos

Congratulations to @andrewmann.bsky.social for defending his dissertation and completing his PhD. Dissertation title: Fungi and bacteria associated with three tree-killing beetles: from new species to complex communities. Papers coming soon...

New paper just out in Nature: Scientific Reports on the intercontinental movement of exotic fungi into the US on decorative wood used in aquariums. From 44 samples -100 taxa found: 31 species not present in the US, plant pathogens, wood decay fungi – all from Asia www.nature.com/articles/s41...

New paper just out - Aquatic Xylaria! An exotic species introduced into the United States www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

A few days off for the holiday and the Pleurotus have grown bigger than a dinner plate in the grow room