Identification of Ips typographus can be difficult when samples are damaged, degraded, or do not contain adult beetles. Two different molecular tests are being developed to aid the identification of Ips typographus in the lab and field, improving our ability to diagnose the pest rapidly and accurately.
This document reports on the third year of WPHSN activities undertaken on behalf of the Welsh Government. It describes a network of insect and spore traps placed at strategic woodland sites across Wales to monitor and record the presence/absence of invasive pests and pathogens which may negatively affect our trees, woodlands, and forests.
The National Conversation project aims to lay the foundations for a national conversation on plant and tree health and biosecurity, by developing our understanding of the public’s awareness, attitudes, motivations and actions around the topic and exploring opportunities to encourage action for plant health and biosecurity through targeted interventions.
Overview
‘A society that values healthy plants’ is one of the four key outcomes laid out in the 2023 Plant Biosecurity Strategy for Great Britain. This means raising awareness of plant health issues and encouraging people to change their behaviour.
Part of this journey is to understand public attitudes to plant health. From there we can […]
Not present in UKNotifiable – see ‘Report a sighting’ belowScientific name – Agrilus fleischeri (A. fleischeri)
Agrilus fleischeri is an important pest of aspen and poplar (trees in the genus Populus). Willows (Salix spp.) have also been recorded as hosts of this pest, which is native to East-Asia.
There have been no reported discoveries of the pest […]
Plane lace bug (Corythucha ciliata)Present in the UK (Distribution unknown although likely to be limited)We welcome records of this pest – see ‘Report a sighting’ belowScientific name – Corythucha ciliata (C. ciliata)
Plane lace bug (PLB), also commonly known as the Platanus lace bug or sycamore* lace bug, is an insect pest of plane (trees in […]
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