Beech Tree Leaf Disease in LES

In the US northeast, Beech Trees, one of the most prominent trees in the region, have been dying from beech tree leaf disease. Litylenchus crenatae mccannii, a tiny species of worm, has been found to be associated with the disease. This study aims to look into how L. crenatae mccannii travels between Beech Trees, by testing if L. crenatae mccannii are at the site of LES trees, and whether there are bugs in the area they may have traveled on