Biosecurity & the plant trade

The latest developments concerning biosecurity for professionals involved in buying or selling plants including updates on high risk imports and the latest government control measures and policy development.

Latest

Arb consultant Lockhart Garratt expands to meet rising demand

12 August 2019 , By Sarah Cosgrove

How is Defra tackling the threat to UK biosecurity posed by oak processionary moth-infested imports?

8 August 2019 , By Matthew Appleby

What should tree managers do about the national spread of OPM?

8 August 2019 , By Gavin McEwan

Water lettuce plant gets reprieve from EU sales ban

7 August 2019 , By Matthew Appleby

CABI research questions biosecurity of forest seed trade

6 August 2019 , By Matthew Appleby

Defra answers questions on UK oak processionary moth explosion

1 August 2019 , By Matthew Appleby

Oak processionary moth found at 60 UK protected zone locations outside London this summer

30 July 2019 , By Matthew Appleby

What could further restrictions on olive trees entering the UK mean for the industry?

30 July 2019 , By Matthew Appleby

European Nurserystock Association members discuss Xylella insurance

29 July 2019 , By Matthew Appleby

Defra defends record on oak processionary moth

26 July 2019 , By Matthew Appleby

More oak processionary moths found on newly planted trees in Cardiff

25 July 2019 , By Matthew Appleby

Ken Cox: Oak processionary moth measures could be "too late"

22 July 2019 , By Matthew Appleby

How is the Government tackling biosecurity?

21 July 2019 , By Matthew Appleby

Analysis

How is plant biosecurity being tackled?

24 April 2019 , By Matthew Appleby

What does the spread of OPM mean for tree managers?

7 March 2019 , By Gavin McEwan

What role will the Arboricultural Association's new guidance note have in strengthening biosecurity?

13 December 2018 , By Gavin McEwan

Plant health alerts

Interception: Liriomyza Spp. Aster

5 August 2019

Interception: Oak processionary moth on oak imports

5 August 2019

Interception: Bemisia tabaci on Hibiscus

2 August 2019

Alert - aphids on sweetcorn crops

30 July 2019

Interception: Oak processionary moth on Common oak

30 July 2019

Alert - spider mite and whitefly

25 July 2019

Plant Health Resources

Landscape Team Leader
Blackdown Greenroofs London (Central), London (Greater)
Experienced Gardeners
Town and Country Gardens London (Central), London (Greater)
Full-Time Gardener
Ellon Castle Gardens Ellon, Aberdeenshire
Professional Landscaper
The Humble-Bee Landscaping & Construction Ltd Ludlow, Shropshire
Skilled Tractor Driver/Operator
Vision - Redbridge Culture & Leisure London (Central), London (Greater)

More Horticulture Jobs