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Thierry BlondelleBonjour,A côté de Hystérographium fraxini, ces
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Hans-Otto BaralHi, I want to announce for next Sunday 17.00 middl
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B Shelbourne• Hymenoscyphus: Habitat, macro, spores, paraphy
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Eduard OsieckAfter eight years (*) I found the same apiosporous
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B Shelbourne• Mollisia on tree leaves: On dead Quercus leave
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Michel HairaudBonjour , Voici une récolte d'une Rhytismataceae
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Anna KlosGood afternoon, Thursday during an inventory we f
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Ethan CrensonI'm not entirely sure that Encoelia-like is the ri
Conidies variables de forme : ellipsoïdes, subglobuleuses, citriformes, fusoïdes… : 5,5-11x5-5,5
Bernard
Dear Bernard,
your determination is correct. The species is quite common on cultivated Rhododendron and is transfered by the cicada Graphocephala fennahi (which is quite beautiful!).
Regards from Lothar
Thank you for your confirmation, to update the name of the fungus and the name of the cicada responsible for the appearance of the fungus!
Sincerely,
Bernard
Hello All,
Looks like this disease of Rhododendrons is spreading. It occurs regularly each year on a hybrid shrub in our garden in North Argyll, Scotland.
What is a puzzle, is what is the transmission agent as we are definitely not within range of Cicadas!
Kind regardes,
Peter
We're in range - Graphocephala fennahi (Graphocephala coccinea) is a leafhopper related to cicada's: http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/JARS/v34n4/v34n4-wheeler.htm
And yes, a very distinctive looking beastie!
With regards,
Jenny