White pine blister rust ( " Cronartium ribicola " ) needs two alternate hosts to complete its lifecycle.
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An introduced fungal disease known as white pine blister rust ( " Cronartium ribicola " ) is believed to affect some individuals.
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Like other European and Asian white pines, Macedonian pine is very resistant to white pine blister rust ( " Cronartium ribicola " ).
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Like other European and Asian white pines, Swiss pine is very resistant to white pine blister rust ( " Cronartium ribicola " ).
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Like other European and Asian white pines, Siberian pine is very resistant to white pine blister rust ( " Cronartium ribicola " ).
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This plant is an alternate host for the white pine blister rust ( " Cronartium ribicola " ), the vector of a pine tree disease.
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Environmentally, " Cronartium ribicola " prefers cooler temperatures coupled with moist conditions in low-lying areas, especially during the late summer and early fall.
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Removal of the alternate host disrupts the life cycle of the rust fungi " Cronartium ribicola ", preventing the formation of basidiospores which infect the primary host.
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The white pine weevil ( " white pine blister rust ( " Cronartium ribicola " ), an introduced fungus, can damage or kill these trees.
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The signs of " Cronartium ribicola " on " Ribes ", come in the form of the pathogen itself as orange pustules on the underside of the leaf.
