[4] Sapstreak disease has occurred only in North America and primarily in sugar bushes, stands of Acer saccharum that are tapped for maple sap.

[5] There has been a single report of it in Ontario, Canada; and cases in the U.S. have been from California, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, North Carolina, Vermont, and Wisconsin.

Therefore, it's believed that the trees successfully combat the pathogen when it enters wounds higher up made by animals, insects, or weather.

[2][3] Sapstreak threatens maple syrup production primarily, but also ruins the wood for making lumber.

[6] The best way to manage this disease is to prevent it by avoiding injuries to the roots and lower stems of sugar maples.

This can be accomplished by using the same, well-placed trails every year through the sugar bush and by using tubing systems instead of buckets to collect sap.