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Wales Sentinel Network & Plant Health Surveillance - December 2022

How a network of parks and gardens have been set up across Wales surveying for tree and plant pests and diseases. This will include the interaction and development of a programme which has been designed to monitor the presence/absence and abundance of native and invasive pests and pathogens posing a threat to the health of trees across Wales.

00:26:15

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Aerial Surveillance to Detect Pests and Diseases - February 2023

This talk will explain how the Forestry Commission use aerial surveillance (helicopters and drones) to survey trees for signs of poor health, disease and/or pest infestation. We will use Ips typographus as a case study to show how this work feeds into pest outbreak response work. We will also talk about the signs and symptoms looked for during drone surveillance for a range of emerging pests and diseases.

00:44:35

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Host of the Month Plane - September 2023

Join us to learn about Plane ID and associated pests and diseases.

00:23:16

Blog

Host of the month - Lawson cypress

This month Matt looks at at Lawson cypress (Cupressus lawsoniana) and its associated pathogen, Phytophthora lateralis.

Matt Parratt  •  22 Jan 2025

Pests and diseases

Pine Processionary Moth

Pine processionary moth caterpillars can rapidly strip pine trees of their needles. There are fears it’s heading to the UK.

Pests and diseases

Elm Zigzag Sawfly

Elm zigzag sawfly larvae can defoliate whole elm trees leaving them vulnerable to further attack.

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