Microscopic Worms Are Attacking Trees In The Northeast. Experts Say Beech Leaf Disease Could Be Devastating.

CBS Boston

October 10, 2025

Beech Leaf Disease is spreading around the Northeast and the microscopic worms that come with it are attacking trees in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

Arborists have been working on a potential solution to stop the disease, which cuts off photosynthesis and eventually causes trees to die.

At Château-sur-Mer, a mansion in Newport, arborists from Bartlett Tree Experts have been spraying the canopies of the century-old beech trees in a race against time.

A tree impacted by Beech Leaf Disease in North Easton, Massachusetts/CBS Boston

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