Pest & Disease Alert - Staffordshire and Scotland see further ramorum outbreaks
17 Jan 2012
Rhododendron on two sites in Staffordshire were found to be affected by Phytophthora ramorum towards the end of 2011.
An outbreak of the Asian longhorn beetle (ALB), an exotic beetle pest which could have severe consequences for British trees, has been found in Kent, the Food & Environment Research Agency (Fera) has confirmed.
Rhododendron on two sites in Staffordshire were found to be affected by Phytophthora ramorum towards the end of 2011.
Scotland was the focus for eight outbreaks of Phytopthora (ramorum and kernovaie) during late autumn, according to the latest report from FERA.
Phytophthora lateralis, previously unknown in England, has been found in Devon killing ornamental Lawson Cypress trees.
The Food & Environment Research Agency (FERA) has intercepted two outbreaks of Phytophthora ramorum in Scotland.
The Food and Environment Research Agency has reported three outbreaks of Phytophthora kernoviae on rhododendron.
New cases of Phytophthora ramorum have surfaced in Devon and Staffordshire during July. The Food and Environment Research Agency (FERA) intercepted outbreaks on rhododendron in both locations. The pathogen has spread to larch in Cumbria , Lancashire and the South West and is now widespread across...
Phytophthora ramorum has been discovered on a range of plants and locations across the UK during June this year.
Phytophthora ramorum has struck at six sites across the UK according to the latest report from the Food and Environment Research Agency (FERA).
The Food and Environment Research Agency (FERA) has discovered a further outbreak of Phythophtora Ramorum in Cheshire.



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