FERA PLANT PEST FACTSHEET: Potato flea beetles (Epitrix species)
What are they? Five species of flea beetle assigned to the genus Epitrix(Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae ) feed on potatoes ( Solanum...
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Infected larch trees discovered in Northern Ireland
The lethal tree pathogen Phytophthora ramorum has been found on Japanese larch trees (Larix kaempferi) in Northern Ireland for the...
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FERA PLANT PEST FACTSHEET: Blueberry gall midge (Dasineura oxycoccana)
Background In June 2008, the Plant Health Service in England and Wales was contacted by a private crop consultant concerned...
FERA PLANT PEST FACTSHEET: Eggplant Borer (Leucinodes orbonalis)
Background Leucinodes orbonalis (Gueneé) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) is frequently intercepted by the Plant Health Service in England and Wales on...
FERA PLANT DISEASE FACTSHEET: Aphid transmitted viruses of potato
Key facts Aphid transmitted viruses are the major reason for crops failing seed certification Cause a range...
FERA PLANT DISEASE FACTSHEET: Bacterial rots of potato tubers
Key facts Soft rots in stored potatoes can be caused by a number of bacterialpathogens Pectobacterium species...
FERA PLANT PEST FACTSHEET: Box tree caterpillar (Diaphania perspectalis)
Background The Box tree caterpillar, Diaphania perspectalis (Walker, 1859) (Lepidoptera, Crambidae), has been found in England. This Plant Pest...
FERA PLANT PEST FACTSHEET: Fuchsia gall mite (Aculops fuchsiae Keifer)
Background The fuchsia gall mite Aculops fuchsiae Keifer (Eriophyidae) is an EPPO A1 and EU II/A1 quarantine listed pest...
FERA PLANT PEST FACTSHEET: Goji gall mite (Aceria kuko -- Kishida)
Background In April 2008 the UK plant health authorities became aware of a substantial trade in ‘Goji berry' plants,...
FERA PLANT PEST FACTSHEET: Palm borer (Paysandisia archon)
Background In August 2002, a large adult moth was observed in a private garden in west Sussex. Martin Honey...
FERA PLANT PEST FACTSHEET: Potato cyst nematodes
Hosts Potato is the most important host for both Globodera pallida (the white potato cyst nematode) and G. rostochiensis...
FERA PLANT PEST FACTSHEET: Wheat Bug (Nysius huttoni)
Background While surveying North Warren RSPB Reserve, Suffolk, in September 2007, Heteroptera recorder Nigel Cuming found large numbers of an...
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Deer populations are rising and development is encroaching on their habitat, leading to increasing deer damage in both commercial and...
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FERA PLANT PEST FACTSHEET: Wheat Bug (Nysius huttoni)
Background While surveying North Warren RSPB Reserve, Suffolk, in September 2007, Heteroptera recorder Nigel Cuming found large numbers of an...
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