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 marked ...

American beeches have been suffering recently from a disease widespread in both Connecticut landscapes and forests.

Chlorophyll-depleted European beech (Fagus sylvatica) leaves stained with acid fuchsin reveal the presence of beech leaf disease (BLD)-causing nematodes (pink) in symptomatic samples (right), while ...

The nomination, which is the subject of this submission, represents an extension of the World Heritage property of the "Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of ...