Can dutch elm disease effect any other organisms other than trees?

Question

Can dutch elm disease effect any other organisms other than trees?

Answer 1

The fungus (  ascomycete microfungus, Ophiostoma ulmi e.g. ) causing dutch elm disease is only grafted by the elm bark beetle, specialized on several species of elms (Ulmus ); the American elm, in particular.

Therefore dutch elm disease cannot effect any other organisms other than trees.

Info dutch elm disease:

http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/pubs/plantsci/tre...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_elm_d...

Info elm bark beetle:

http://www.umassgreeninfo.org/fact_sheet...