17 Feb 2011
| by C. Malumphy, A. MacLeod and D. Eyre
Background During November 2010, Acacia sp., Banisteriopsis caapi and Brugmansia sp. plants imported by courier from the USA, were inspected by the Plant Health and Seeds Inspectorate (PHSI) and found to be infested with whiteflies. Samples were submitted to The Food and Environment Research...
01 Sep 2010
| by J. Ostojá-Starzewski, A. MacLeod and D. Eyre
Background The lemon tree borer, Oemona hirta (Fabricius) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) is a longhorn beetle native to New Zealand, where it is considered to be one of their most common insects. A single live larva was intercepted in a Wisteria plant imported from New Zealand to a nursery in West...
01 May 2010
| by FERA
What is it and where is it found? Phytophthora ramorum is a serious fungus-like pathogen causing damage to a wide range of trees and plants in Europe and the USA. In the EU, P. ramorum has been recorded as present in Belgium, Czech Republic (eradicated nursery finding), Denmark, Estonia, Finland,...
01 May 2010
| by FERA
What is it and where is it found? Phytophthora kernoviae is a serious plant pathogen causing diseases of trees and shrubs in UK woodlands, heathlands and managed gardens. The pathogen was first discovered in October 2003 in historic woodland gardens in the heart of Cornwall, where both large rhododendron...