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BeeBase

BeeBase

Information for bee keepers
FC24

FC24

FC24 is comprehensive guide to EU food contaminants legislation and residue limits for food industry professionals
Plant Clinic

Plant Clinic

Global pest and disease identification services for all horticultural and agricultural crops, garden plants and plant-based products.
Liaison

Liaison

Liaison provides agronomists, growers and the fresh produce trade with rapid access to pesticide approvals, label information and pesticide MRLs
Pyrosequencing

Pyrosequencing

DNA sequencing is a vital part of our research into pathogen identification, environmental microbiology and genomics.
UK National Reference
Laboratory

UK National Reference Laboratory

Fera is the National Reference Laboratory (NRL) for the UK and for Malta for a variety of functions: Chemicals in Food, Pesticides, Veterinary Drug Residues
GM Inspectorate

GM Inspectorate

The Food and Environment Research Agency (Fera) provides Defra with GM inspection and enforcement services for the deliberate release of GMOs.
NNSS

NNSS

Fera provides the Secretariat for the GB Non-native programme board. The Secretariat's role includes coordinating research programmes and ensuring the exchange of experience, information and specialist expertise on non-native issues amongst key agencies and sectors.

Decontamination Service

GDS

Government Decontamination Service provides advice, guidance and management support to those with responsibilities for decontamination
FAPAS

FAPAS

FAPAS, FEPAS, Gemma, Leap and Phytopas are proficiency testing schemes run by Fera to enable laboratories worldwide to assess their proficiency in chemical and microbiological analysis
e-Domero

eDomero

eDomero is an online registration system for all plant health inspection services relating to the import and export of plants, plant pests, plant produce and, soil and growing medium in England and Wales.
Seed Certification

Seed Certification

Seed Certification is the online system for making applications for seed certification in England.
Pesticide Usage Statistics

Pesticide Usage Statistics

Searchable data from the pesticide usage surveys commissioned by the independent Advisory Committee on Pesticides
Food Analysis

Food Analysis

Details of the analytical testing services available for the food and drink industry
CropMonitor

CropMonitor

The CropMonitor website provides information sourced from monitoring sites located across the country and reports up to date measurements of crop pest and disease activity in arable crops throughout England.
Licensing of non-native biocontrol agents

Licensing of non-native biocontrol agents

Background information on the legislation and procedures in place for issuing of licences to release non-native biocontrol agents in England under Section 16 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.
NCPPB

NCPPB

The National Collection of Plant Pathogenic Bacteria houses virtually all known bacterial plant pathogens of importance to the Agricultural and Horticultural sectors. Strains are supplied freeze dried in glass ampoules and also as live cultures on agar for diagnostic, research, and Industrial applications.

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What's new

The following documents contain useful information about some of the latest findings and new developments to come from the Plant Health teams at Fera.

30 March 2012

New European Commission emergency measures against the Citrus longhorn beetle

30 March 2012

An update about emergency measures to prevent the spread of Epitrix is now availble

28 March 2012

Asian longhorn beetle outbreak press release

16 March 2012

Comments sought on new rapid assessment for Stenchaetothrips spinalis

13 March 2012

Comments sought on new pest risk assessment for Rhagoletis cingulata

13 March 2012

Comments sought on new rapid assessments for Macchiademus diplopterus and Musotima nitidalis

28 February 2012

The 2011 watercourse survey results for Ralstonia solanacearum are available here. No positive results were detected in 2011. In the absence of positive results on the Fossdyke Navigation since 2008, including intensified monitoring in 2011, this watercourse will now be de-designated.

10 February 2012

Update to tomato diseases - Tobacco mild green mosaic virus (TMGMV)

9 February 2012

PRESS RELEASE: New disease identified in native juniper trees in Upper Teesdale

3 February 2012

Comments sought on new rapid assessments for Ceroplastes rubens, Crenidorsum aroidephagus, Parthenolecanium fletcheri (Fletcher scale, Arborvitae soft scale, Thuja soft scale), Phenacoccus peruvianus (Bougainvillea mealybug)

3 February 2012

Comments sought on new consultation for Pomacea insularum

8 January 2012

Comments sought on new Rapid Assessment for Fusarium oxysporum

6 January 2012

5 December 2011

Those who bring seed potatoes into England and Wales from other EU Member States are reminded that there is a legal obligation to notify such introductions in advance. The information provided facilitates monitoring by the Plant Health and Seeds Inspectorate for harmful diseases such as ring rot and brown rot and allows tracing in the event of problems. In the event of non-compliance, statutory action is taken reflecting the level of risk resulting from the infringement. Details of the notification system are available here.

29 November 2011

Comments sought on new Rapid Assessment for Chrysolina coerulans and Acaphylla theae (the Pink tea mite)

12 October 2011

Comments sought on new Rapid Assessment for Aleuroclava jasmine, Aleuroclava psidii and Ceroplastes rusci

12 October 2011

Comments sought on new EPPO Pest Risk Assessment for Agrilus anxius

11 October 2011

Devon outbreak of Phythophthora lateralis

19 September 2011

Citrus longhorn beetle finding in Manchester

12 September 2011

Phytophthora lateralis plant disease factsheet is now live

4 August 2011

Potato spindle viroid outbreak

15 July 2011

Testing of selected watercourses for Dickeya spp. in England and Wales (2008-2011)

20 June 2011

Updated list of watercourses designated for Ralstonia solanacearum is now live

14 June 2011

A new report titled "Assessing the Potential of Using Remote Sensing in Support of Current Phytophthora Work" has been published within the Phytophthora research section

13 June 2011

Comments sought on new PRA's for Phytophthora pseudosyringae and Phylloxera quercus

20 April 2011

Update on Tomato diseases

7 April 2011

Update on the consultation on the UK Protected Zone (PZ) status of Bemisia tabaci (Tobacco whitefly)

9 March 2011

Key findings from research supporting the P. ramorum and P. kernoviae Disease Management Programme since April 2009 are available to download now

18 February 2011

Comments sought on new PRA for Plum pox Potyvirus PPV

9 February 2011

Fera is organising a meeting to provide a programme update; addressing the risks posed by Phytophthora

2 February 2011

Comments sought on new PRA for Pepino mosaic virus (PepMV)

6 January 2011

Report of Phytophthora ramorum incited dieback of larch (Larix kaempferi)

21 December 2010

Consultation on the UK Protected Zone (PZ) status of Bemisia tabaci (Tobacco whitefly)

25 October 2010

5 October 2010

Comments sought on new Rapid Assessment for Ostrinia nubilalis (European corn borer)