Pest & Disease Alert - Phytophthora outbreaks in Cornwall, Staffordshire and Scotland
02 Aug 2011
Phytophthora ramorum has been discovered on a range of plants and locations across the UK during June this year.
An outbreak of Liriomyza huidobrensis has been discovered on phlox originating from Costa Rica.
Phytophthora ramorum has been discovered on a range of plants and locations across the UK during June this year.
The Food and Environment Research Agency (Fera) has intercepted two shipments of Nomaphila which were found to be hosting Bemisia tabaci.
Bemisa Tabac, commonly known as Tobacco Whitefly, has been identified on 21 poinsettia plants in Lincolnshire.
Leaf spot has been identified on poinsettia plants originating from Germany.
This summer has seen a rash of outbreaks of Phytophthora ramorum right across England and Wales.
Two outbreaks of Phytophthora Ramorum, or "sudden oak death', have been identified in Cornwall and one in Sussex.
Cornwall has seen two outbreaks of Arabis Mosaic Virus in recent weeks.
The Food & Environment Research Agency (Fera) has identified outbreaks of Phytophthora Ramorum on Rhododendron in Devon and Somerset.
There has been an outbreak of Bemisia Tabaci or Tobacco Whitefly in Norfolk according to the Food & Environmment Research Agency (Fera).



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