A scanning electron microscope reveals nematodes (highlighted in green) inside the spongy mesophyll of a European beech (Fagus sylvatica) leaf infected with beech leaf disease (BLD). Eggs are ...

A new study from Holden Forests & Gardens and the USDA Agricultural Research Service confirms that beech leaf disease—already devastating American beech trees in North America—also infects European ...

The scanning electron microscope scatters electrons across the surface of a specimen. It can magnify in incredible detail. This is a leaf surface under a scanning electron microscope. Both types ...

The SEM can handle a large variety of samples under a large variety of conditions ... The lab is set up for correlative microscopy where the same sample is viewed by light, scanning and transmission ...

mccannii, alters leaf structure and function in European beech, with American beech used as a comparison. Under the microscope, the same signature symptoms—misshapen leaf biology and dense ...