Plant Biosecurity Guidance documents
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Keep it Clean – Poster
Clear, visual guidance on everyday actions you can take to reduce the spread of plant pests and diseases through your work.
Biosecurity in arboriculture – Guidance Note
Practical guidance to help you apply effective biosecurity measures when carrying out arboriculture and tree-related work.
Pest Factsheets for 39 Priority Pests
Use these factsheets to help you identify priority pests, understand how they spread, and apply appropriate management measures in Great Britain.
Symptoms of Ill Health in Plants: An Introductory Guide for the Horticultural Sector
Invasive plant pests and pathogens are having increasing impacts on UK landscapes, often due to being spread by infested planting material via trade pathways. These risks can be mitigated by ensuring that only healthy stock is grown and planted. Click on link to read more.
Reducing Phytophthora risk in nurseries – key considerations
Globally, environments are threatened by increasing numbers of invasive plant pathogens which can be spread in infested planting material. Invasive Phytophthora species in particular are responsible for many plant disease epidemics around the world. Their life cycles allow them to thrive in nursery environments, in plants, water and soil; and spread to wider landscapes. Click on link to read more.
Understanding high risk hosts for Phytophthora
Invasive Phytophthora spp. are responsible for many plant disease epidemics around the world. Their lifecycles allow them to thrive in nursery environments and spread to wider landscapes via infected propagation material. Click on link to read the full document
Biosecurity best practice for safe disposal of plant waste and spent growing media
Research has shown that plant waste and spent growing media can harbour pests and pathogens, including quarantine-regulated species such as Phytophthora ramorum. These organisms have the potential to spread from untreated waste piles to cultivated plants and the wider environment. This guidance aims to help the horticultural sector understand and mitigate these risks by providing some practical advice on waste management.
Plant Health for the horticultural sector: key considerations
This guidance aims to help those responsible for growing or handling live plants to follow good biosecurity practice and reduce pest risks from trade pathways.