Human interactions with fungi the weather, and in the case of dry rot caused by "Serpula lacrymans", also of timbers in largely dry houses. Some wood-decay fungi such as the honey fungi, species of "Armillaria", are parasites of living trees, attacking their roots and eventually killing them, and continuing to decompose the wood when they are dead. Honey fungus is a serious horticultural pest, as it can spread from tree to tree by long strap-shaped rhizomorphs in the soil. Fungi are important crop pathogens, as they reproduce rapidly, affect a wide range of crops around the world, cause some 85% of plant diseases, and
Affliction (Hamilton novel) Affliction (Hamilton novel) Affliction is a 2013 urban fantasy novel by Laurell K. Hamilton and is the 22nd in the "New York Times" bestselling series. The novel follows Anita Blake and her various lovers as she travels to Colorado and works to uncover a series of murders and infections involving flesh-eating zombies. Cover art was released to media outlets in October 2012. "Affliction" was published in July 2013 in hardcover and e-book editions. An unabridged audiobook followed later that year. "Affliction’s" publication coincided with the twentieth anniversary of the Anita Blake character. In 2013 it reached #5 on the "New