There is currently no effective method for controlling the spread and effects of blister rust. However, there is little hope of controlling the blister rust in existing trees. Her areas of research included plant physiology and white pine blister rust. Young jack pines are an alternate host for sweet fern blister rust ("Cronartium comptoniae"). White pine blister rust was found to have a negligible effect on the population. White pine blister rust ("Cronartium ribicola") needs two alternate hosts to complete its lifecycle.