Plant Health

Growers’ Guide to Plant Health: Phytophthora root rots

Growers’ Guide to Plant Health: Botrytis

Growers’ Guide to Plant Health: Sciarid and shore flies

Protection against winter moths for fruit, forestry and ornamentals

Sciard and shore flies: Avoiding damage caused by sciarid and shore flies

Blights: correct identification and treatment options

Downy mildew: protecting plants against downy mildew attacks

Wilt: How growers can recognise pathogens and protect ornamental plants

Rust: Protecting plant crops against rust infections

Spider mites: how ornamentals growers can deal with spider mite threat

Takahashia japonica: cotton stringy scale insects' distinctive ovisacs could lower aesthetic value

Prunus bacterial spot/canker: this notifiable disease can inflict serious damage on all Prunus species

Tasmanian eucalyptus beetle: Eucalyptus trees face the risk of significant defoliation from a beetle that is expected to become established in the UK

Pepper weevil: sweet peppers, chilli peppers and other Solanaceae are at risk from this small but potentially devastating pest

Lemon tree borer: Wood-boring larvae of this beetle could wreak serious economic and environmental damage to native trees and shrubs

Red palm weevil: retailers and growers must beware of this highly invasive pest

Japanese beetle - chafer beetle poses a significant economic, social and environmental impact if it reaches the UK

Tomato brown rugose fruit virus: can inflict considerable yield losses in commercial tomato and sweet pepper production

Citrus longhorn beetle: this pest threatens to alter our rural, urban and garden landscapes for good

Two-lined chestnut borer: the arrival of this beetle would be another nail in the coffin of the UK's oak trees

Adam Frost to support Plant Healthy biosecurity scheme + members list

Forestry Commission confirms Sweet Chestnut Blight findings in Devon

Winners and losers this horticulture week: Hillier, peat, shoplifting, EPR

Most read horticulture stories this week: Hillier, peat, EPR

BOA issues urgent call for the ornamentals sector to support crop protection authorisations - now through British Growers Association

Dutch floriculture plea for SPS agreement ahead of Valentine's Day peak

Government plans to ease CITES plant import red tape

Defra reveals England 384ha extraction area in answer to MP's question

Agrichemicals firm hit with £400,000 fine after dangerous steam release

Ending EU bans on high-risk plant imports is 'paused'

£800m downside to UK-EU SPS agreement, new report suggests

HTA calls for quicker move to SPS plant import agreement

APHA issues 'simple' 18-point guide to using Sevington border plant import facilities

Defra launch UK horticulture plant pest and disease detection survey

Zelari promotes key stockists network to beat import issues

Horticulture movers and people : Royal Parks, Klondyke. LCGD, Autopot UPDATED

Bionema launch vine weevil control

Plant Healthy looks for international biosecurity engagement

Fargro to showcase offer at three January/February events

New study reveals 23 tree species needed to support more than 40% of biodiversity associated with Scots pine

What defined horticulture in 2025?

Most read this horticulture year

Defra seek phytopthora review

EU and UK Government make progress on SPS agreement

Anger after Defra hikes plant breeders' fees again

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