European forests are threatened by increasing numbers of invasive pests and pathogens.
Over the past century, Lecanosticta acicola, a foliar pathogen predominantly of Pinus spp …

Lecanosticta acicola (Thüm.) Syd., a serious foliage pathogen of pines in many regions of
the world, is an emerging invasive species in northern Europe. After the first record of L …

In October 2016, the causal agent of Brown Spot Needle Blight (BSNB) Lecanosticta acicola
(Thüm.) Syd. was discovered for the first time on young native Scots pines in a small mixed …

Brown spot needle blight (BSNB), caused by Lecanosticta acicola (Thüm.) Syd., is an
emerging forest disease of Pinus species originating from North America and introduced to …

Lecanosticta acicola causes brown spot needle blight (BSNB) of Pinus species. The
pathogen occurs mostly in the Northern Hemisphere but has also been reported in Central …

Abstract For northern Europe Lecanosticta acicola is an emerging pine needle pathogen.
This study gives a first look into the population genetics of the pathogen in Estonia, the first …

In 2017, severe symptoms of brown spot needle blight, similar to those caused by
Lecanosticta acicola, were observed on needles of non‐native Pinus mugo var. Hesse …

Brown spot needle blight, caused by Lecanosticta acicola, is a serious disease of pines
worldwide and has become of great concern in Europe over the last decade, with …

Brown spot needle blight (BSNB), a disease of pine trees caused by the fungus Lecanosticta
acicola, has been known in Slovenia since 2008 and in Croatia since 1975. Recent …

Lecanosticta acicola is a heterothallic ascomycete that causes brown spot needle blight on
native and nonnative Pinus spp. in many regions of the world. In this study we investigated …