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25 May 2012 | by Jonathan Tilley

Environment secretary endorses show moves to raise awareness of pest-and-disease control among gardening public.

Growers hailed for Phytophthora disease efforts

25 May 2012 | by Jonathan Tilley

Phytophthora infection rates drop but FERA warns that wet weather may cause them to rise again.

Caroline Spelman to support Fera plant health measures at Chelsea Flower Show

17 May 2012 | by Matthew Appleby

Defra secretary of state Caroline Spelman will be at the Food and Environment Research Agency (Fera's) Chelsea Flower Show display which will outline how the public can help prevent the spread of devastating plant pests and disease in gardens and the countryside.

King's Dutch elms to feature on The One Show

11 May 2012 | by Jonathan Tilley

Tree nursery King and Co owner Paul King will feature on The One Show tonight (11 May) at 7pm on BBC1.

Monty Don lily beetle advice biased, claim plant protection firms

08 May 2012 | by Matthew Appleby

Gardeners' World presenter Monty Don has given biased advice on how to control lily beetle, plant protection firms have claimed.

Pests & Diseases round-up

04 May 2012

Tobacco whitefly discovered on plants at Manchester Airport

Pest & Disease Management - Beech bark disease

04 May 2012

Beech bark disease is most likely to attack trees with trunks that are more than 20cm in diameter, although it can also be a problem on young plantations. The disease occurs when heavy infestations of beech scale insect (Cryptococcus fagisuga) make enough feeding wounds in the bark to enable infection...

Beehive-maker points customers at pyrethrum products

04 May 2012

A manufacturer of garden beehives is advising its customers concerned about the impact of insecticides on bee populations to use its pyrethrum-based products.

Asian longhorn beetle LATEST: Update on infestation following Fera investigation

27 Apr 2012

The outbreak of the Asian longhorn beetle discovered at a farm in Kent has covered an area of at least 8ha and has infested at least 22 trees, the Food & Environment Research Agency (FERA) has confirmed.

Open meeting to look at management of Phytophthora and latest research results

27 Apr 2012

The Food & Environment Research Agency is organising an open meeting on Phytophthora ramorum.

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