Forestry and Tree Health Resources
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Plane lace bug (Corythucha ciliata) Present in the UK (Distribution unknown although likely to be limited) We welcome records of this pest – see ‘Report a sighting’ below Scientific name – Corythucha ciliata (C. ciliata) Plane lace bug (PLB), also commonly known as the Platanus lace bug or sycamore* lace...
The larvae, or grubs, of two-lined chestnut borer beetles are a pest of oak trees (trees in the Quercus genus) and sweet chestnut ( Castanea genus).
NFI inventory reports and woodland map reports
Information about elm zigzag sawfly (Aproceros leucopoda), now established in Great Britain, including its biology, the risk it poses to elms in Britain, and its identification
This review aims to answer the question “what are the public perspectives of woodland creation, expansion, management and maintenance?” (where woodland is taken to refer to trees in any location and context). Using a combination of structured search strings and key word searches, the search process uncovered 81 relevant publications...
Guide to surveying oak trees for signs of oak processionary moth (Thaumetopoea processionea) and when to apply control measures
Information on the importance and use of greenspace planning to ensure adaptation to climate change
Present in UK Notifiable – see ‘Report a sighting’ below Scientific name of causal agent – Cryphonectria parasitica Picture: D. Rigling Sweet chestnut blight is a destructive disease of sweet chestnut trees (trees in the Castanea genus) caused by the ascomycete fungus Cryphonectria parasitica. It was formerly known as Endothia parasitica. It can...
Not present in UK Notifiable – see ‘Report a sighting’ below Scientific name of causal agent – Geosmithia morbida (G. morbida) Vector – Walnut twig beetle (Pityophthorus juglandis; P. juglandis) Picture: Ned Tisserat, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org Thousand cankers disease is caused by the fungus Geosmithia morbida. It is believed...
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