The perfect supplement to classes teaching the history and biology of Dutch elm disease, a major epidemic in the United States from the 1930s through the 1960s that is still killing thousands of American elms today.

Through this case study students will: Learn to appreciate the aesthetic value of plants and the devastation of an epidemic; Understand monoculture and the effects this planting system has on spreading plant diseases; Be introduced to the role of an insect vector in the life cycle of a plant pathogenic fungus; and, Examine the roles people play in the spread and management of plant diseases.