Experts say it’s normal for homes to host some amount of the fungal microorganisms we know as mold or mildew. Nevertheless, knowing how to kill them will bring you that much closer to a neater ...

A fungus causing powdery mildew in blueberries has spread from the U.S. to continents like Europe and Asia, threatening crops and increasing fungicide dependence. NC State researchers found that ...

The culprit is a fungus called Erysiphe vaccinii, which is responsible for the disease known as powdery mildew. A recent study from North Carolina State University reveals the alarming global spread ...

In this study, powdery mildew was first spotted outside North America on a farm in Portugal in 2012, as noted by a co-author of Bradshaw's who was employed by a major berry company.

A new North Carolina State University study pinpoints the worldwide spread of a fungus that taints blueberry plants with powdery mildew, a disease that reduces blueberry yield and encourages the ...