Pedantry: The Nautilus article claims that the disease entered the US via a shipment of furniture. This is incorrect. Dutch elm disease came to the US in unproc

Pedantry: The Nautilus article claims that the disease entered the US via a shipment of furniture. This is incorrect. Dutch elm disease came to the US in unprocessed logs. You only need to read the NYT article that is cited: "The fungus that causes the disease -- Ophiostoma ulmi -- accidentally entered the United States in 1931 on elm logs shipped from France and headed for Cleveland." These unprocessed logs were destined to be turned into veneer for furniture and cabinetry.