Other fungal diseases that affect animals include histoplasmosis and monoliasis in mammals and aspergillosis in birds. Fungi that cause diseases in plants include smuts, rusts, and mildews. These fungi affect many kinds of plants and can seriously damage crops. For example, black stem rust harms wheat, covered smut attacks barley, and powdery mildew damages a wide variety of plants, such as peas and grapes. Fungal diseases that attack trees include Dutch elm disease and chestnut blight.
Breeders also try to develop plants resistant to fungal attacks.
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