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Cultivation => Cultivation Problems => Topic started by: Giles on August 11, 2010, 09:16:42 PM

Title: Problems to look out for.
Post by: Giles on August 11, 2010, 09:16:42 PM

In case you've not been following the story - these two problems are worth keeping an eye out for:
'Sudden Oak Death'/'Ramorum Blight' is now thought to be spreading aerially through conifers (Larch) (it was spreading by water droplets through rhodos and viburnums), and Citrus Longhorn Beetle has been found in the UK again (affects a wide range of woody plants).
http://www.forestry.gov.uk/forestry/WCAS-4Z5JLL
http://www.fera.defra.gov.uk/plants/plantHealth/pestsDiseases/clb/awarenessUpdate.cfm
No cures for either.

Title: Re: Problems to look out for.
Post by: Mick McLoughlin on August 12, 2010, 07:39:32 AM

A link to a factsheet about the Citrus Longhorn beetle:
http://www.fera.defra.gov.uk/plants/publications/documents/factsheets/citLongMar10.pdf