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This research aims to add to our understanding of the factors related to businesses in the plant retail and landscape and design sectors engaging with biosecurity certification based on the Plant Health Management Standard, and to co-develop interventions to increase this engagement.

Not present in the UK Notifiable – see ‘Report a sighting’ below Scientific name – Xylotrechus spp. Xylotrechus altaicus (Picture: Vladimir Petko, V.N. Sukachev Institute of Forest SB RAS, Bugwood.org) Xylotrechus is a genus of longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae) whose larvae develop within the bark and wood of living, weakened or recently...

Not present in the UK Notifiable – see ‘Report a sighting’ below Scientific name – Monochamus spp. Common names – pine sawyer beetles, sawyer beetles, longhorn pine borers (Gerald J. Lenhard, Louisiana State University, Bugwood.org) Pine sawyer beetles (Monochamus species) are large wood-boring beetles in the longhorn family (Cerambycidae). They...

Increased participation in tree health reporting could improve our ability to plan for, prevent or mitigate tree health risks. This project investigates opportunities to increase participation in tree health recording, focusing on existing well-used apps, and to utilise these data within Britain’s official reporting route, Tree Alert.

Information about Agrilus fleischeri, a wood-boring beetle that attacks poplar, aspen and willow, including its identification, distribution, life cycle and potential threat to UK trees.

Information about deep mountain longhorn beetle (Neocerambyx raddei), including its hosts, identification, distribution, spread, life cycle and threat to UK trees.

This project uses Illumina eDNA metabarcode sequencing to examine the diversity of Phytophthoras in soil and water at a range of forest, woodland and public garden sites across Britain to facilitate early pathogen detection and to better predict risk.

Overview The emerald ash borer (EAB, Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) is devastating ash trees in its invaded range of North America and spreading rapidly towards Western Europe from European Russia and Ukraine. To allow a rapid response when the beetle is detected, slow its spread and protect trees as...

Overview Ash trees across Great Britain are under increasing threat from pests and diseases as ash dieback (ADB) continues to spread and intensify in impact. Meanwhile, concerns grow throughout Europe about the westward spread of emerald ash borer (EAB). Should EAB be discovered in Great Britain, decisions taken by managers...

Invasive tree pathogens pose a significant and increasing threat to natural ecosystems. The outcome of these novel host-pathogen interactions depends largely on the presence and nature of resistance in host populations, which will govern the host’s potential to respond through natural selection and adaptation to the new threat. This study...