Eastern Filbert Blight, caused by Anisogramma anomala (Peck) E. Miller, was first discovered in the Pacific Northwest in 1974. Orchard experiments suggest that the fungus completes its life cycle in two years. Infection takes place from mid-January to May, mainly through mite-galled-buds infested with an Eriophyid mite, Phytocoptella avellanae Nal....
Three groups of experiments were performed to determine an effective
procedure for controlling decay in southern pine (Pinus spp.)
laminated timbers. (i) A decaying laminated arch of southern pine was
treated with chloropicrin. Movement of the chemical vapor through the
arch and its effect on the decay and nondecay fungal...