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1463 Search Results for Forest Management

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    Bleeding on oak stems

     Symptoms and possible causes
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    Pest and disease resources

     Pest and disease resources and advice from Forest Research
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    Elbow-patch crust of plane (Fomitiporia punctata)

     Present in United Kingdom Notifiable – See ‘Report a sighting’ below Scientific name of causal agent – Fomitiporia punctata (F. punctata) Picture: Lucien Rommelaars – Saxifraga Elbow-patch crust is a disease of London plane trees (Platanus x acerifolia, also known as Platanus x hispanica). It is caused by the basidiomycete fungus Fomitiporia punctata (F. punctata). The fungus was known before 2016 as Phellinus […]
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    Landscape quality

     Provision and planning of green space in urban areas to make a positive contribution to improving the quality of the urban landscape
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    Pathway evaluation and pest risk management in transport (PERMIT)

     Forests are particularly vulnerable to movements of Invasive Alien Species. Multiple pathways for transfer of pests internationally are poorly characterised, leading to increasing transfer and establishment of new damaging organisms. This EU COST Action FP1002 aims to address this shortfall in knowledge and practice, and focus on reducing threats from exotic pests through promoting enhanced pathway management.
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    Social and environmental justice

     How social and environmental justice affects how people from different social groups use and access green space
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    OPM Manual – 9. Pheromone trapping

     Pheromone traps are a useful method of surveying for the presence of adult male insects, including those of oak processionary moth (OPM). The traps work by containing a lure comprising a synthetic chemical cocktail which mimics the sexual pheromone emitted by the female to attract a mate for breeding. Deploying traps, especially in the area outside the […]
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    Bronze birch borer (Agrilus anxius)

     Bronze birch borer (Agrilus anxius) is a wood-boring beetle pest of birch trees (Betula genus) which could do significant damage to the United Kingdom's birch trees if it became established here.
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    Pine processionary moth (Thaumetopoea pityocampa)

     Not present in UK Notifiable – see ’Report a sighting’ below Scientific name – Thaumetopoea pityocampa (T. pityocampa) Pine processionary moth (PPM) larvae, or caterpillars, are a threat to the health of pine (Pinus) and some other conifer tree species, as well as a hazard to human and animal health. (Picture: John Ghent, Bugwood.org) PPM, like its close relative […]
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    Oak lace bug (Corythucha arcuata)

     Oak lace bug (OLB) is an insect pest of oak trees (trees in the Quercus genus), and of several other species of broad-leaved trees.
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    TreeAlert

     Help us gather information about the health of the nation's trees, woodlands and forests by reporting signs of dangerous tree pests and diseases using TreeAlert.
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    OPM Manual – 2. Public and animal health advice

     Your first duty as an owner or manager of oak tree or trees in the areas affected by oak processionary moth (OPM) is to protect yourself and others, and pets and livestock, from the health risks which the pest poses. The caterpillars (larvae) develop tiny, irritating hairs from their third (L3) growth stage onwards to pupation. […]