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Plant Health

Maintain plant health with our plant pest and disease alerts and factsheets on the most common threats.

Pest and Disease threats

Pepper weevil

Pepper weevil: sweet peppers, chilli peppers and other Solanaceae are at risk from this small but potentially devastating pest

Oemona hirta

Lemon tree borer: Wood-boring larvae of this beetle could wreak serious economic and environmental damage to native trees and shrubs

Red palm weevil

Red palm weevil: retailers and growers must beware of this highly invasive pest


Plant Health Latest

Slug

Health & Safety Executive lower minimum residue levels on five actives

5 July 2022
Can Can

Winners and losers this horticulture week

30 June 2022
Majestic

Majestic Trees obtains High Court injunction to stop Defra enforcing destruction

29 June 2022 , By Matthew Appleby
Dunoon arboretum

Dunoon arboretum helps replace diseased Larch trees

29 June 2022
Most read

Most read 50 stories at Hortweek this June

25 June 2022
bee

Climate change negatively impacting bumble bees

25 June 2022
Donut chart of the survey responses

Is Defra's ban on imports of high pest & disease-risk plants too draconian?

24 June 2022

EAMU Expiry Alert

EAMU Expiry Alert: September/October 2022

5 July 2022

EAMU authorisations that are due to expire by the end of September/October 2022.

Latest Alerts

EAMU roundups

Pests & Diseases Tracker

A subscriber service delivering realtime pest & disease outbreak alerts plus plant health news, EAMU updates and pest & disease factsheets direct to your email.

John Adlam John Adlam's Notes From The Nursery

A roundup of jobs to do and what to watch out for to keep your crops protected.

Ornamentals Pest & Disease Factsheets

Spidermite on rose

Spider mites: defences for protected and outdoor ornamentals against spider mites

Image: Dove Associates

Leaf miners: how growers can protect ornamentals crops from leaf miners

Capsid damage leaves small holes in young leaves

Leafhoppers, capsids, lace bugs & sap suckers: how to defend ornamentals crops against these pests


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