Naemacyclus minor Needlecast of Scots Pine in Massachusetts. R. D. Frederick, Undergraduate Student, Department of Plant Pathology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park 16802. L. Zang, Research Assistant, and W. Merrill, Professor, Department of Plant Pathology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park 16802; and T. A. Tattar, Associate Professor, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst 01003. Plant Dis. 64:1034. Copyright 1980 American Phytopathological Society. DOI: 10.1094/PD-64-1034.

Needlecast caused by Naemacyclus minor was found in Scots pine Christmas tree plantations in three towns in central and western Massachusetts. This is the first report of this pathogen from New England.