Plant Health

The Forestry Commission has published a revised Notice on restricted movement and methods of forest operations to combat the spread of Ips typographus in England.

Leading nature charities, trade bodies and the Government have committed to improving public engagement with plant health and biosecurity in a major new agreement announced at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.

New legislation restricting the movement of pine and cedar trees into Great Britain to help protect against the imminent threat of the Pine Processionary Moth.

A new requirement for the forestry sector will be piloted to combat the threat from pests and diseases and further strengthen UK biosecurity.

Confirmed finding of the tree pathogen Phytophthora pluvialis, following routine Forestry Commission plant health surveillance activities.

Stef Kaiser speaks to Prof Bruce Whitelaw, Professor of Animal Biotechnology at Roslin Institute.

Update on recent outbreaks in Kent and East Sussex.

Consultation launched to protect Great Britain from the risks of harmful plant pests and diseases.

Stef Kaiser meets an Austrian forest ranger who deals with almost as many people as trees.

Dr Ian H. Willoughby FICFor and Dr Roger Moore of Forest Research describe some of the results of a collaborative pan-industry research programme looking into alternative ways of protecting trees from browsing by the large pine weevil.