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PlantNetwork Plant Health Guidelines
These guidelines are available as a hard-copy A5 booklet at £2.50 per copy, or as a downloadable pdf document
DEFRA Phytophthora information
Booklets and photographic posters
Food and Environment Research Agency
Links to FERA resources including alerts, Plant Clinic News, factsheets, information leaflets and posters
Royal Horticultural Society pests, diseases & invasives
Links to the RHS website
Forestry Commission Plant Health News page
Providing the latest news releases concerning forestry pests in Great Britain
National Trust: Plant Quarantine & Biosecurity Guidance Notes
We are most grateful to Mike Calnan, Head of Parks and Gardens at the National Trust, for permission to make these advice sheets available here.
Lemon tree borer (Oemona hirta)
The lemon tree borer (Oemona hirta) a damaging and highly polyphagous alien longhorn beetle native to New Zealand, was found in June in a consignment of Wisteria rootstocks delivered to a number of nurseries. Read about this new 3cm invader in Plant Clinic News (Aug/Sept)
European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization (EPPO) Alert List
Provides up to date information on new pest species (including diseases and invasive plants) in the region, providing an early warning system. Fact sheets give detailed breakdowns of effects, distribution and internet links.
GB non-native species identification sheet
Detailed identification sheets for a large number of non-native species.
GB non-native species secretariat
Established to co-ordinate and provide information about non-native species issues in Great Britain. You can find information on a range of individual species, contact details for relevant organisations