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  • Research

    Plant health risk and monitoring evaluation (PHRAME)

    Developing improved pest risk analysis techniques for quarantine pests

  • Research

    Phyto-threats meetings and events

    Meetings (including presentations) and events details of the Forest Research Phyto-threats project

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    Treatment of root and butt rot in conifers

    The root and butt rot programme investigates biological and chemical methods of controlling the disease in commercial conifer crops

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    Use of pheromone traps to monitor oak processionary moth

    This project is carrying out experimental trials to improve and standardise the use of pheromone traps for monitoring populations of oak processionary moth.

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    Focus on Hymenoscyphus fraxineus

    Emerging diseases of forests caused by Hymenoscyphus fraxineus

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    SAPPHIRE

    The SAPPHIRE project uses data from earth observation satellites to produce effective tree-health mapping and assessment tools for plant health practitioners.

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    Oak processionary moth

    This project will improve our understanding of how oak processionary moth populations behave in different habitats, which is essential for effective management, and it will provide information on parasitoids and predators that may be useful in biological control of the pest.

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    Resilience – Future Proofing Plant Health

    What is tree resilience, and how can we support better management for tree health in the face of climate change and pests and diseases?

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    First report of Phytophthora pluvialis in Europe causing resinous cankers on western hemlock

    This is the first report of P. pluvialis in Europe. This is also the first published report of P. pluvialis causing resinous cankers on western hemlock worldwide.

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    [Archive] Studies on tree roots

    Lead Author: Forestry Commission

    This bulletin contains an account of investigations on the roots of young trees carried out over a series of years for the Forestry Commission by Dr. E. V. Laing of the Department of Forestry, Aberdeen University. Special attention has been paid to the association of fungi (mycorrhiza) with roots and...

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    Solving how a complex disease threatens our iconic oak

    Lead Author: Sandra Denman

    Scientists have for the first time tracked down the cause of the stem bleeding symptoms of acute oak decline.

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    [Archive] Conifer wooly aphids (Adelgidae) in Britain

    Lead Author: C.I. Carter

    This investigation has been mainly confined to providing descriptions for the identification of the various winged morphs of the adelgid species occurring in Britain. Morphological keys and descriptions, together with 32 figures, are given for the determination of the 14 winged morphs of the 9 species having alatae. In addition,...