FERA PLANT DISEASE FACTSHEET: Bacterial rots of potato tubers
Key facts Soft rots in stored potatoes can be caused by a number of bacterialpathogens Pectobacterium species (especially P. carotovorum...
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FERA PLANT DISEASE FACTSHEET: Aphid transmitted viruses of potato
Key facts Aphid transmitted viruses are the major reason for crops failing seed certification Cause a range of haulm and...
FERA PLANT PEST FACTSHEET: Box tree caterpillar (Diaphania perspectalis)
Background The Box tree caterpillar, Diaphania perspectalis (Walker, 1859) (Lepidoptera, Crambidae), has been found in England. This Plant Pest Factsheet...
FERA PLANT PEST FACTSHEET: Fuchsia gall mite (Aculops fuchsiae Keifer)
Background The fuchsia gall mite Aculops fuchsiae Keifer (Eriophyidae) is an EPPO A1 and EU II/A1 quarantine listed pest that...
FERA PLANT PEST FACTSHEET: Goji gall mite (Aceria kuko -- Kishida)
Background In April 2008 the UK plant health authorities became aware of a substantial trade in ‘Goji berry' plants, described...
FERA PLANT PEST FACTSHEET: Palm borer (Paysandisia archon)
Background In August 2002, a large adult moth was observed in a private garden in west Sussex. Martin Honey (Natural...
FERA PLANT PEST FACTSHEET: Potato cyst nematodes
Hosts Potato is the most important host for both Globodera pallida (the white potato cyst nematode) and G. rostochiensis (the...
FERA PLANT PEST FACTSHEET: Red palm weevil (Rhynchophorus ferrugineus)
Background Rhynchophorus ferrugineus Olivier (Coeloptera: Curculionidae) is the most important pest of the date palm ( Phoenix dactylifera ) in...
FERA PLANT PEST FACTSHEET: South American tomato moth (Tuta absoluta)
Background Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) is a pest of tomatoes in South America, mining the leaves and burrowing into...
FERA PLANT DISEASE FACTSHEET: Spraing disease of potato
Key facts Characterised by dark rings on the potato tuber surface. Brown necrotic arcs or flecks in the flesh of...
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Deer populations are rising and development is encroaching on their habitat, leading to increasing deer damage in both commercial and...
Beech bark disease
Beech bark disease is most likely to attack trees with trunks that are more than 20cm in diameter, although it...
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