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20 Apr 2012 | by John Adlam

The biting mouthparts of this large group of pests mean that all parts of the plant are at risk of attack.

Pest & Disease Factsheet - Peach leaf curl

24 Feb 2012 | by John Adlam

Despite its limited impact on plant health, this fungal infection can cause customers to reject plants.

Pest & Disease Management - Phytophthora ramorum

13 Jan 2012 | by John Adlam

Sudden oak death has caused extensive damage to a wide range of hosts on both sides of the Atlantic.

Pest & Disease Management - Honey fungus

25 Nov 2011 | by John Adlam

With action difficult and labour intensive, accurate identification of this root disease is key to tackling infection.

Pine processionary moth - its progress and the threat

11 Nov 2011 | by Hannah Jordan

Pine processionary moth is heading north from the Mediterranean and experts warn it could cross the Channel, Hannah Jordan reports.

Pest & Disease Management - Phytophthora root rots

11 Nov 2011 | by John Adlam

These pathogens can pose significant disease risks.

Street tree remix - alternatives to pest prone trees

21 Oct 2011 | by Jack Shamash

Horse chestnuts have all but disappeared from buyers' shopping lists. Jack Shamash asks what alternatives suppliers are recommending.

Pest & Disease Management - Dutch elm disease - Serious outbreaks can be expected every 20 years

14 Oct 2011 | by John Adlam

Dutch elm disease is a fungal wilt spread by the elm bark beetles Scolytus scolytus and Scolytus multi-striatus. Known in the UK since 1927, this disease was considered relatively unimportant until an outbreak of a more aggressive strain (Ophiostoma novo-ulmi) occurred in the late 1960s, linked to the...