Pest & Disease Alert - Phytophthora ramorum outbreaks
14 Apr 2011
Outbreaks of Phytophthora ramorum have been intercepted in Staffordshire, Cheshire and Surrey.
Outbreaks of Phytophthora ramorum have been intercepted in Staffordshire, Cheshire and Surrey.
Rhododendron in Cornwall, West Sussex, Lancashire and Cumbria have been hit by outbreaks of sudden oak death in recent weeks.
A second case of Phytophthora lateralis has been confirmed on Lawson cypress at Greenock Cemetery in Inverclyde.
Bemisa tabaci, commonly known as Tobacco Whitefly, has been identified on shipments into the UK at Heathrow and Manchester airports, along with entry points in London and Coventry.
The Food & Environment Research Agency (FERA) f has intercepted a number of fresh cases of Phytophthora ramorum during February and March.
Phytophthora kernoviae has made a further appearance in Cornwall with two outbreaks detected during February.
Peronospora belbahrii, commonly known as Basil Downy Mildew, has been detected on some Ocimum basilicum at in West Sussex.
Bemisa tabaci, commonly known as Tobacco Whitefly, has been identified on Dipladenia Splendens in Lincolnshire.
Fera has identified another outbreak of Phytophthora kernoviae, a fungal infection that can kill trees and shrubs, in Cornwall.



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