Lyme disease is believed to affect 2,000 people in the UK every year. A decade ago, there were just 10 cases of Lyme disease in Scotland. Last year, that figure had risen to 177. Ticks are common in woodland, heath land and where deer graze.WHY NUMBERS ARE INCREASINGGlobal warming, ...
different varieties and can affect a wide range of plants. People often struggle with rust on their roses. It is easy to remember the defining characteristics of this fungus as they match its name. Rust plant disease will look similar to the rust that appears on that old bicycle in the ...
different varieties and can affect a wide range of plants. People often struggle with rust on their roses. It is easy to remember the defining characteristics of this fungus as they match its name. Rust plant disease will look similar to the rust that appears on that old bicycle in the ...
A black or reddish-brown canker develops in these young parts that can affect from a couple of centimeters to the entire branch. It affects the buds that die and the leaves that turn yellow and fall. To control this disease, pruning the affected branches as soon as possible is required. ...
Hawthorn plants are prone toa variety of diseasesand pest infestations. Let's look at some common problems that affect species in this genus. Diseases Hawthorn trees, like many other species in the rose family, including other pome trees like crabapple, are susceptible to a bacterial disease know...
There are also sap sucking bugs can also spread disease. Specifically, bugs in the Leptoglossus genus (aka leaffooted bugs) have been known to be a vector that can spread the Botryosphaeria dothidea fungus to other plants. I caught a pic of a Leptoglossus sucking on a flower-bud of one...
resistance which may manifest itself or develop at a higher frequency in the immunocompromised patient. An increasing percentage of infections are hospital acquired or otherwise health care associated. It is estimated that nosocomial infections affect 1.7 million patients and contribute to approximately 100...