Christmas tree pests and weeds The pathogen often makes Douglas fir trees unsalable as Christmas trees and affects the Christmas tree farming industry. Douglas firs are also affected by "Phaeocryptopus gaumanni" which causes Swiss needlecast. Red band needle blight is a fungal disease which affects coniferous trees, particularly pine, with a worldwide distribution. The disease is caused by the fungi "Dothistroma septosporum". Since the late 1990s its appearance in the United Kingdom has increased, among the most affected species is Corsican pine and the disease has been a significant problem in Thetford Forest. Though the disease spread rapidly during September 2007 Christmas tree growers remained
Woody Fraser was only removed after she and other women contacted attorney Lisa Bloom. Woody Fraser Woody Fraser is best known as a producer and director for The Richard Simmons Show, The Mike Douglas Show, and The Home Show. Fraser was born on November 16, 1934 in Cincinnati, Ohio as Jr. Forrest Lovat Fraser. He was married to Noreen Fraser, a producer and a co-founders of the Stand Up to Cancer initiative, after being diagnosed in 2001 with Stage 4 Metastatic Breast Cancer. He began his career in 1960 as a director for NBC, in 1961 he created "The Mike Douglas Show".