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Guide to surveying oak trees for signs of oak processionary moth (Thaumetopoea processionea) and when to apply control measures
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Oak processionary moth (OPM) caterpillars, or larvae, are covered with thousands of minute, irritating hairs. These can be released as a defence mechanism, or blown off by the wind, and come into contact with people and animals. Contact can cause symptoms ranging from a mildly itching rash to allergic reactions. The caterpillars...
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...
Information including symptoms and distribution about acute oak decline disease of oak (Quercus species), characterised by stem bleeding
There are a number of issues to consider when planning to install a biomass system
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