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Plant Pest and Disease Factsheets

Written by the diagnostic experts at Fera's Plant Clinic, the Plant Pest and Disease Factsheets offer growers cutting edge plant care knowledge, helping them protect their plants more effectively.

The Factsheets cover the most common pest and disease problems growers might encounter, and feature comprehensive advice, including what symptoms to look for, typical host plants, diagnosis, control and preventative measures.

The Factsheets listed below are all available to download in pdf format. To ensure maximum compatibility with PDF documents please download the latest version of Adobe Reader. This software is free and will ensure optimum performance when downloading and viewing PDF documents.

Notifiable Plant Pests and Diseases

These factsheets describe the appearance, biology, pest status and what action to take for certain notifiable pests and diseases. The Quarantine Identification Card (QIC) section provides additional information about notifiable pests and diseases.

Pests Diseases
Acacia Sucker (2007) Brown rot of potato (2005)
Argentine stem weevil Listronotus bonariensis (Kuschel) (2011) Fireblight (2005)
Bemisia tabaci - Tobacco whitefly (2006) Emerging viroid threats to UK Tomato production (2010)
Citrus Longhorn Beetle (2010) Karnal bunt (2005)
Colorado beetle (2006) Phytophthora kernoviae (2010)
Colorado beetle: Identification (2011) Phytophthora kernoviae bilingual factsheet (Welsh/English)(2010)
Diabrotica species (2006) Phytophthora lateralis (2011)
Drosophila suzukii (Spotted wing drosophila) (2010) Phytophthora ramorum (2010)
Eggplant Borer (2010) Phytophthora ramorum bilingual factsheet (Welsh/English) (2010)
Fuchsia Gall Mite (2009) P. ramorum - A Practical Guide for the Nursery and Garden Centre Industry
Goji Gall Mite (2009) P. ramorum - A Practical Guide for Established Parks & Gardens, Amentity Landscape and Woodland Areas
Gypsy moth (2006) Understanding Phytophthora ramorum - Key findings from UK research (Revised 2007)
Lemon Tree Borer (2010) Plum pox (2006)
Liriomyza leaf miners (2007) Potato wart disease (2006)
Palm Borer (2009) Ring rot of potato (2004)
Platanus Lace Bug (2006) Strawberry black spot (2006)
Potato Cyst Nematodes (2009)
Potato Flea Beetle (2011)
Red Palm Weevil (2009)
South American Tomato Moth (2009)
Spodoptera species (2006)
Stem nematode on Narcissus and Tulip (2006)
Swamp Cypress Rust Mite (2006)
Thrips palmi (2006)
Tomato Pinworm (2010)
Trialeurodes abutiloneus (Banded-winged whitefly) (2010)
Western corn rootworm (2006)
Wheat Bug (2010)
White Peach Scale (2009)

If you discover any of the Plant Pest or Diseases listed above, please contact your local Fera Plant Health and Seeds Inspector or PHSI Headquarters, Sand Hutton, York. Please see individual factsheets for further information.


Non-notifiable Plant Pest and Diseases

These factsheets cover some pest and disease problems growers and members of the public might encounter. They feature comprehensive advice, including what symptoms to look for, typical hosts, diagnosis, control and preventative measures.

Pests Diseases
Western Conifer Seed Bug (2009) Aphid Transmitted Viruses of Potato (2009)
Blueberry Gall Midge (2010) Bacterial Rots of Potato Tubers (2009) (Includes information on the notifiable diseases Brown Rot and Ring Rot)
Box Tree Caterpillar Cydalima perspectalis (2011) Downy Mildews (2007)
Bougainvillea Mealybug Phenacoccus peruvianus (2011) Fusarium and Verticillium Wilts (2008)
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Halyomorpha halys (2011) Fusarium and Verticillium Wilts (2008)
Fletcher scale Parthenolecanium fletcheri (2011) Grey Mould (2007)
Pink wax scale Ceroplastes rubens (2012) Phytophthora Diseases (2007)
Powdery Mildews (2007)
Pythium Diseases of Ornamental Plants (2007)
Rhizoctonia Potato Disease (2011)
Rusts (2007)
Spraing Disease of Potato (2009)

If you suspect outbreaks of any of the above pests or diseases, then please follow the advice from the corresponding factsheet. You do not need to report the potential outbreak to Fera.

More information

You may also find the following areas of our site useful:

Plant Clinic

Fera's Plant Clinic handles over 34,000 samples a year and has long been at the forefront of international pest and disease identification. Working with a wide range of commercial growers and Government departments, we deliver accurate pest and disease diagnosis for the global horticultural and agricultural industries.

Use the following link for more details on the Plant Clinic.