Plant pest and disease factsheets released by Defra
20 Oct 2022 | Technical News
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has launched a page on their Plant Health Portal website, which offers a range of factsheets with information on a selected range of quarantine (notifiable) and non-quarantine (non-notifiable) pests and diseases of particular importance to the UK landscape and horticulture industry.
The value of the factsheets is having reliable information to refer to whilst out on site, which includes detailed photographs, descriptions, and guidance on who to contact in the event of a positive identification.