As we approach international Plant Health day 2024 it is important to raise awareness and take action to keep our plants healthy, help protect the environment, biodiversity & sustain food security.
#PlantHealthWeek
#planthealthday
Could you spot the signs of ash dieback? This #PlantHealthWeek , help us protect our native ash trees by spotting the signs of this deadly disease 🌳 ⬇⬇
It's #PlantHealthWeek ! Today's focus is #PlantHealthScience 🔬
Last year, we spoke to Dr Rômulo Carleial about his work. He is a Post-Doctoral Research Associate at Centre for Forest Protection & Kew Science
Read the latest update in the Action Oak Annual Report 2024: ow.ly/BK3V50RzEa9
If you spot any symptoms that concern you in your trees, you can report it.
Barnaby, one of our Plant Health Forestry Area Leads, explains more...
#TreeHealth #PlantHealthWeek
This May issue sees us highlighting resources shared during #planthealthweek , recent award recipients, and a brand new issue of Roots - along with a number of announcements, opportunities, and upcoming events from the world of #plantconservation .
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🔎 Interested in the science part of our #PlantHealth roles?
Hear from Natalie in our plant health team about her role, including:
🐛carrying out visits to protect #biosecurity
🌳learning to identify trees
👩teaching children about #STEM
#PlantHealth Week #APHAscience
You may have noticed our new Tree Health Centre Resource Hub on our website this #planthealthweek . It gathers tree & plant health and biosecurity resources from across the internet, so you don't have to!
Check it out here: yorkshirearboretum.org/treehealthreso…
Since 2000 a new tree pest has been found in the UK every 1.4 years ☹️
#TreeDiseases like Ash dieback are too common. Please
🌱 Only purchase trees grown in the UK
⚠️Report threats/pests via TreeAlert buff.ly/40eLQip
🥾 Keep feet clean. #KeepItClean #PlantHealthWeek
Want to take action against pests and diseases affecting our trees? Join our #treehealthteam working to eradicate outbreaks of the eight-toothed spruce bark beetle as a lab assistant, field officer or programme manager. #PlantHealthWeek
All roles here: forestresearch.gov.uk/about-us/caree…
Want to know how the Vane traps work as part of our monitoring system for Ips typographus beetles?
Our Tree Health expert Jim Williamson explains all in this short vid. 🌲 #PlantHealthWeek 🌳
Nicola Spence CBE Scotland's Plant Health Centre OCPHOS Flora Donald Forest Research
Rowan Howe, Entomologist from Fera was next for Pint of Science UK talking about Wood-Boring Insects: A growing threat to the UKs trees.
#THC #planthealthweek #pintofscience #treehealth # biosecurity @APHA
We are thrilled to award the Holt Laboratory an extra £4 million in funds for its expansion 🌳
This will increase our capacity to study pests and pathogens, doubling the scope of the current research 🧪
Read more: gov.uk/government/new…
#PlantHealthWeek
Celebrating wonderful, native oak trees and promoting plant health on plant health week 🌲🌍💚
Action Oak #ActionOak #ActionOak PartnerEvent2024 #PlantHealthScience #PlantHealthWeek
Plant Health Week at Fera! 🌱
This week Fera has been highlighting the importance of the work our team has been conducting. This has included tours around the York Biotech Campus and plant health laboratories, visits from local schools, and poster sessions.
#PlantHealthWeek