'Sooty bark disease,' harmful for maples and humans, can be monitored by pollen sampling stations
Monday, June 5, 2023 - 15:23
in Biology & Nature
Especially after the last few COVID-affected years, nobody doubts that emerging infectious diseases can threaten the whole world. But humans are not the only ones at risk. With intensive global trade, many tree parasites are accidently introduced to Europe in packaging or directly on goods. Traveling in wood, on plants or in the soil of their pots, they can remain undetected for a long time.