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PRO/PL> Ceratocystis wilt, myrtaceae – USA: new host (HI)

Other Plant Disease -- United StatesThe spread of ohia [_Metrosideros polymorpha_] wilt on Hawaii Island is much greater than originally feared. The wilt has spread to approximately 34 000 acres of ohia forest [including] new locations where ohia wilt, also known as rapid ohia death [ROD], appears to have taken hold. [This is] a good indicator that ROD is capable of handling a lot of environmental conditions.Ohia forests are considered the primary habitat for countless plants, animals and invertebrates Read more [...]