Robert (Bob) Blanchette
@forestmycology.bsky.social
Professor Dept of Plant Pathology, University of Minnesota; Forest fungi, ethnomycology, tree diseases, wood microbiology...
A new study just published from @andrewmann.bsky.social PhD dissertation on fungi and bacteria associated with the red turpentine beetle in its native range #fungi #insects #ecology www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/16...
October 20, 2025 at 7:29 PM
A new study just published from @andrewmann.bsky.social PhD dissertation on fungi and bacteria associated with the red turpentine beetle in its native range #fungi #insects #ecology www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/16...
New paper just out on the #fungi attacking the historic USS Cairo, a steam-powered ironclad American Civil War ship and now a national treasure on display at the Vicksburg National Military Park in Mississippi doi.org/10.3390/jof1...
October 15, 2025 at 4:53 PM
New paper just out on the #fungi attacking the historic USS Cairo, a steam-powered ironclad American Civil War ship and now a national treasure on display at the Vicksburg National Military Park in Mississippi doi.org/10.3390/jof1...
Xylaria apoda - the aquatic Xylaria introduced into North America on wood from Asia for use in aquariums gets a common name - Poseidon's Whiskers forestpathology.cfans.umn.edu/sites/forest...
August 11, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Xylaria apoda - the aquatic Xylaria introduced into North America on wood from Asia for use in aquariums gets a common name - Poseidon's Whiskers forestpathology.cfans.umn.edu/sites/forest...
New paper just out on Phytophthora species in Minnesota - 14 new records for the state doi.org/10.1080/0706...
August 1, 2025 at 3:02 PM
New paper just out on Phytophthora species in Minnesota - 14 new records for the state doi.org/10.1080/0706...
Dryad's saddle, Cerioporus squamosus, can get to be the size of a horse saddle within just a few days #fungifriends #mycology #mushrooms #fungi
July 16, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Dryad's saddle, Cerioporus squamosus, can get to be the size of a horse saddle within just a few days #fungifriends #mycology #mushrooms #fungi
Buckthorn is an invasive tree in North America that displaces native plants and threatens natural habitats. New paper just out on the fungi associated with dying buckthorn – next step is testing them for their biocontrol potential www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/16... #fungi #fungifriends #biocontrol
July 14, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Buckthorn is an invasive tree in North America that displaces native plants and threatens natural habitats. New paper just out on the fungi associated with dying buckthorn – next step is testing them for their biocontrol potential www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/16... #fungi #fungifriends #biocontrol
Old growth forests have very special fungi - like these spectacular Ganoderma tsugae #fungi #reishi #lingzhi #mushrooms
July 8, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Old growth forests have very special fungi - like these spectacular Ganoderma tsugae #fungi #reishi #lingzhi #mushrooms
Interested in unusual fungi? New article is out discussing the witches cauldron and devils urn #fungi #mushrooms #mycology forestpathology.cfans.umn.edu/sites/forest...
June 20, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Interested in unusual fungi? New article is out discussing the witches cauldron and devils urn #fungi #mushrooms #mycology forestpathology.cfans.umn.edu/sites/forest...
Lots of interesting common names for fungi. This one - giraffe spots fungus, Peniophora albobadia
June 12, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Lots of interesting common names for fungi. This one - giraffe spots fungus, Peniophora albobadia
A nice example of geotropism with Ganoderma applanatum
June 5, 2025 at 4:59 PM
A nice example of geotropism with Ganoderma applanatum
Large Pleurotus pulmonarius are out and shimmering here in Minnesota
June 2, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Large Pleurotus pulmonarius are out and shimmering here in Minnesota
We are hearing a lot about chickens right now and the "chicken of the woods" is JUST coming out in Minnesota. Nice young, plumb, tender "chicken" for tonight's chicken tacos
May 30, 2025 at 1:52 PM
We are hearing a lot about chickens right now and the "chicken of the woods" is JUST coming out in Minnesota. Nice young, plumb, tender "chicken" for tonight's chicken tacos
Congratulations to @andrewmann.bsky.social for defending his dissertation and completing his PhD. Dissertation title: Fungi and bacteria associated with three tree-killing beetles: from new species to complex communities. Papers coming soon...
April 11, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Congratulations to @andrewmann.bsky.social for defending his dissertation and completing his PhD. Dissertation title: Fungi and bacteria associated with three tree-killing beetles: from new species to complex communities. Papers coming soon...
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Happy #TaxonomistAppreciationDay! 🍄🦠🐞🌿
A massive thank you to everyone contributing to the accumulation of taxonomic and naturalist knowledge. Your contribution is truly invaluable — #taxonomy is the foundation upon which all our #biodiversity knowledge rests. Let's never forget that!
A massive thank you to everyone contributing to the accumulation of taxonomic and naturalist knowledge. Your contribution is truly invaluable — #taxonomy is the foundation upon which all our #biodiversity knowledge rests. Let's never forget that!
March 19, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Happy #TaxonomistAppreciationDay! 🍄🦠🐞🌿
A massive thank you to everyone contributing to the accumulation of taxonomic and naturalist knowledge. Your contribution is truly invaluable — #taxonomy is the foundation upon which all our #biodiversity knowledge rests. Let's never forget that!
A massive thank you to everyone contributing to the accumulation of taxonomic and naturalist knowledge. Your contribution is truly invaluable — #taxonomy is the foundation upon which all our #biodiversity knowledge rests. Let's never forget that!
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New publication: "Intercontinental movement of exotic fungi on decorative wood used in aquatic and terrestrial aquariums" @forestmycology.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Intercontinental movement of exotic fungi on decorative wood used in aquatic and terrestrial aquariums - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Intercontinental movement of exotic fungi on decorative wood used in aquatic and terrestrial aquariums
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March 17, 2025 at 7:08 PM
New publication: "Intercontinental movement of exotic fungi on decorative wood used in aquatic and terrestrial aquariums" @forestmycology.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...
New paper just out in Nature: Scientific Reports on the intercontinental movement of exotic fungi into the US on decorative wood used in aquariums. From 44 samples -100 taxa found: 31 species not present in the US, plant pathogens, wood decay fungi – all from Asia www.nature.com/articles/s41...
March 18, 2025 at 4:22 PM
New paper just out in Nature: Scientific Reports on the intercontinental movement of exotic fungi into the US on decorative wood used in aquariums. From 44 samples -100 taxa found: 31 species not present in the US, plant pathogens, wood decay fungi – all from Asia www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Professor Anders Dahlberg gets the award "The Golden Knife" for significant contributions to Swedish mycology. For over 40 years, he has been giving mushroom courses and is often consulted by the media on fungal questions.
More here: www.slu.se/ew-nyheter/2...
#mushroom #fungi #fungifriends
More here: www.slu.se/ew-nyheter/2...
#mushroom #fungi #fungifriends
March 13, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Professor Anders Dahlberg gets the award "The Golden Knife" for significant contributions to Swedish mycology. For over 40 years, he has been giving mushroom courses and is often consulted by the media on fungal questions.
More here: www.slu.se/ew-nyheter/2...
#mushroom #fungi #fungifriends
More here: www.slu.se/ew-nyheter/2...
#mushroom #fungi #fungifriends
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New research: "Foliar fungi-imposed costs to plant productivity moderate shifts in composition of the rhizosphere microbiome" www.frontiersin.org/journals/pla...
Frontiers | Foliar fungi-imposed costs to plant productivity moderate shifts in composition of the rhizosphere microbiome
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March 12, 2025 at 4:55 PM
New research: "Foliar fungi-imposed costs to plant productivity moderate shifts in composition of the rhizosphere microbiome" www.frontiersin.org/journals/pla...
Hearing lots about Greenland maybe focus attention on how climate change and fungi are affecting wood in historic Indigenous (2500BC - 1300AD) and Norse settlers sites (985 - 1450AD) www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Fungal attack on archaeological wooden artefacts in the Arctic—implications in a changing climate - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Fungal attack on archaeological wooden artefacts in the Arctic—implications in a changing climate
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March 6, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Hearing lots about Greenland maybe focus attention on how climate change and fungi are affecting wood in historic Indigenous (2500BC - 1300AD) and Norse settlers sites (985 - 1450AD) www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Aquatic Xylaria: an exotic fungus introduced into the United States on aquarium decorative wood. New from @forestmycology.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Aquatic Xylaria: an exotic fungus introduced into the United States on aquarium decorative wood
This study examined fungi with Xylaria-like morphology on submerged decorative wood in freshwater aquariums in Minnesota and Colorado. The wood was sold in retail stores in the United States but or...
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February 14, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Aquatic Xylaria: an exotic fungus introduced into the United States on aquarium decorative wood. New from @forestmycology.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
New paper just out - Aquatic Xylaria! An exotic species introduced into the United States www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
February 13, 2025 at 7:52 PM
New paper just out - Aquatic Xylaria! An exotic species introduced into the United States www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
A few days off for the holiday and the Pleurotus have grown bigger than a dinner plate in the grow room
December 27, 2024 at 4:45 PM
A few days off for the holiday and the Pleurotus have grown bigger than a dinner plate in the grow room
New paper out by grad student Sofia Simeto on our continuing efforts to explore the use of entomopathogens to control the emerald ash borer (EAB)- this paper on infecting EAB eggs doi.org/10.3390/f151...
A MN Invasive and Terrestrial Plant and Pest Center funded project
A MN Invasive and Terrestrial Plant and Pest Center funded project
Ovicidal Effect of Entomopathogenic Fungi on Emerald Ash Borer, Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire, Eggs
The emerald ash borer (EAB) is an invasive beetle that has killed hundreds of millions of ash trees throughout North America since its arrival. The use of entomopathogenic fungi as part of integrated ...
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December 10, 2024 at 3:47 PM
New paper out by grad student Sofia Simeto on our continuing efforts to explore the use of entomopathogens to control the emerald ash borer (EAB)- this paper on infecting EAB eggs doi.org/10.3390/f151...
A MN Invasive and Terrestrial Plant and Pest Center funded project
A MN Invasive and Terrestrial Plant and Pest Center funded project