Diagnostics of plant issues is one role of Extension horticulturists. In this article, I’ll share some current issues we’re seeing. But first I want to let you know after 43 ...

“It’s easy to forget that one reason for making hay earlier in the season is to eliminate the chance of it being infected by ...

With all the rain in Oklahoma, homeowners are struggling to keep up with lawn mowing, but they also need to keep an eye out ...

Brown patch is one of the most common diseases in home lawns (as well as golf courses and athletic fields). It’s caused by a ...

In 2019 and 2020, first-cutting hay was taken from monocultures of seven cool-season grasses: Meadow Fescue, Festulolium, Perennial Ryegrass, Orchardgrass, and three Tall Fescues (toxic endophyte ...

Tall fescue pastures turn up the heat Cattle grazing on tall fescue grass when temperatures rise is a recipe for disaster. Toxic endophytes in fescue can turn up the cattle’s body heat.

(NewsNation) — Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have turned a deadly fungus into a potent cancer-fighting compound after isolating a new class of molecules from it. Aspergillus ...

Toxic fungus may be able to help fight cancer, researchers find by: Jordan Perkins Posted: Jun 28, 2025 / 08:00 AM CDT Updated: Jun 28, 2025 / 08:00 AM CDT (NewsNation) — Researchers at the University ...

A fungus that has killed millions of bats has for the first time been found in bats on both sides of the continental divide in Rocky Mountain National Park, officials announced Thursday.

Health Ticks spread to new regions across America, bringing dangerous diseases and need for vigilance Lyme disease plus alpha-gal syndrome and tick paralysis pose serious health risks, say experts ...

Scientists have caught ancient parasitic fungi in the act of bursting from insect hosts, in dramatic scenes frozen in amber. Dating back almost 100 million years, these two specimens are among the ...

“The Last of Us” features a post-apocalyptic world where humans are infected by Cordyceps – a fungus that turns its hosts into zombies.