Pests & Disease Alert - Tobacco whitefly, leaf miner and Palm thrips turn up on imports
23 Sep 2011
Tobacco whitefly discovered on plants arriving in Manchester
Tobacco whitefly discovered on plants arriving in Manchester
The Food and Environment Agency (FERA) has intercepted a number of cases of Bemisia tabaci at locations across the UK during July.
FERA has identified the presence of Globodera pallida in Solanum tuberosum at a site in North Yorkshire.
An outbreak of Liriomyza huidobrensis has been discovered on phlox originating from Costa Rica.
The Food and Environment Research Agency (FERA) has intercepted a number of plant imports from the Far East and South America which were found to be hosting leaf miner.
The Food and Environment Research Agency (FERA) has treated two outbreaks of stem and bulb nematode, Ditylenchus dipsaci, on narcissus in Spalding.
Demand for British cucumbers has remained buoyant - and growers' returns unaffected - as supermarkets have stocked up on UK-grown product during the E Coli crisis.
Peronospora belbahrii, commonly known as Basil Downy Mildew, has been detected on some Ocimum basilicum at in West Sussex.
Fera has encountered eight outbreaks and intercepted no fewer than 12 cases of Bemesia Tabaci since the end of August in locations right across the UK.



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