Report a tree pest or illness

Perceive which tree pests or illnesses are notifiable

Some tree pests and illnesses are notifiable, which implies that, in England, they have to be reported to the Forestry Fee or the Animal and Plant Well being Company (APHA).

Notifiable tree pests and illnesses are those which have the potential to trigger the best injury to our bushes, woods and forests. See
the downloadable matrix (PDF, 201 KB, 2 pages) to seek out out which of them are notifiable. The matrix additionally features a fast information to how every pest and illness is unfold, and whether or not disinfectant needs to be used after working with affected materials.

Anybody can report a notifiable pest or illness. Stories from the general public are precious. They complement the Forestry Fee’s annual surveys.

You need to use Tree Alert to report suspected pests and illnesses discovered wherever within the UK. Stories from Scotland and Wales might be handed to Scottish Forestry and Pure Sources Wales for follow-up.

Report suspected instances in Northern Eire to the Northern Eire Forest Service utilizing TreeCheck, the all-Eire pest and illness reporting instrument.

Observe that studies of tree pests and illnesses in commerce places, reminiscent of nurseries, needs to be reported to the Animal and Plant Well being Company (APHA).

What to anticipate if you happen to make a report

The report might be acknowledged and it’s possible you’ll be contacted once more if additional element is required. If a notifiable pest or illness is confirmed, the Forestry Fee’s response might be one of many following:

• plot the placement so it could possibly inform native tree and woodland managers of its presence, and advise them how greatest to handle it
• take motion to forestall or minimise unfold of the pest or illness to different areas
• take motion to eradicate the pest or illness earlier than it could possibly grow to be established and unfold

What to incorporate in your report

Contact APHA to report a suspected pest or illness

Embody in your e-mail:

• your full title and deal with, together with postcode
• your phone quantity and the occasions we will contact you
• the title of the suspected plant pest or illness, if it
• the kind of plant that’s affected
• the plant’s location, for instance, nursery, woodland, non-public backyard, industrial premises
• whether or not the plant has been not too long ago planted or moved
• whether or not different crops within the location have been affected
• if the report pertains to an insect, whether or not it’s lifeless or alive and whether or not you’ve captured it
• related images

Become involved in monitoring tree well being

Go to Observatree if you need extra details about monitoring the well being of the UK’s bushes. You possibly can solely be a part of Observatree if you happen to’re chosen to take action however you’ll discover a vary of useful sources accessible on their web site.