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Charles Lane retweeted
Calling all UK Botanic Gardens & Arboreta📢🇬🇧:
The Hawthorn Sampling Initiative 2026 (Apr-Sep) is open for sign-ups.
🦠🔬Help @Forest_Research, @TheTreeCouncil & @FeraScience investigate pathogens affecting hawthorn & hedgerow species!
Register here: buff.ly/CxCHRAa
Charles Lane retweeted
It's #GreenCareers Week!
If you've been considering a career in Forestry, we'll be bringing you advice and inspiration all week, starting with this NEW blog from Gareth, one of the first people to graduate from our Professional Forester Apprenticeship: forestrycommission.blog.gov.…
ALT Gareth and some of his apprenticeship colleagues smiling at the camera.
Charles Lane retweeted
If you're cycling in woodland this summer, cleaning your bike between visits is important to reduce the risk of tree diseases being moved from place to place on your wheels.
#TreeHealth #KeepItClean
Charles Lane retweeted
#PlantHealth & trade go hand in hand!🌱
International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures #ISPMs stop pests, protect food, and keep trade safe. From stopping pests in wood packaging (ISPM 15) 🪵to enabling secure digital certification (ePhyto) 💻, they’re our global shield.
Learn how they’re developed & why they matter ➡️bit.ly/3HhAyF2
Charles Lane retweeted
📢 Don’t miss the upcoming #webinar with Australia’s Chief Plant Protection Officer🇦🇺 on the topic ‘Significant Plant Pest #Biosecurity Detections in 2024-2025’ 🐛🐞 🪲🌱
🎙️ Speaker: Dr. Bill Crowe from @DAFFgov
🗓️ Date: 21 August 2025
🕑 Time: 2:00 PM AEST
#PlantHealth #ACPPO
Charles Lane retweeted
📢Call to Action (UK-based initiative)!
Help establish a baseline for key pests affecting Holm Oak (Quercus ilex) across UK botanic gardens🧐🌳
🔎Monitor trees at your site
📙Protocol & guide provided
✅Register your interest: forms.office.com/e/xvi0rsvfV…
#TreeHealth #UKBotanicGarden
Charles Lane retweeted
Deadline is approaching! 🚨
Submit your proposals for the IPSN Small Grants before the 21st of July!
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▶️Follow us on LinkedIn!
Check out new IPSN LinkedIn Page - a space to share updates, research highlights, partner activities and global plant health news🌿🌍
Stay connected with the latest developments of our network!
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Charles Lane retweeted
Ash fight back : Shoots of hope for Britain's cherished ash trees - bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvg4…
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We're urging increased vigilance against Ips typographus, a serious pest of spruce trees.
The dry spring following last year’s wet summer puts spruce trees at a heightened risk, creating ideal conditions for the beetle as we enter flight season:
gov.uk/government/news/vigil…
ALT Ips typographus on a piece of bark.
Charles Lane retweeted
Ian Toth on threats to potato crops opening RSB Plant health conference @RoyalSocBio @cobwebdr #RSBPlantHealth
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This week we’re at the #RHSChelsea Flower Show, chatting to visitors about the #ColoradoBeetle - a major threat to our #potato crops and other leafy plants.
Find out about how you can help us keep the pest out of the UK for good!
gov.uk/government/news/vigil…
@The_RHS #PlantHealth
Charles Lane retweeted
A great day at Kew yesterday for @ActionOak @ForestProtectUK and @APHAgovuk @beplanthealthy @DefraGovUK #planthealth
Charles Lane retweeted
Next week we're at #RHS Chelsea, warning and informing people about the #ColoradoBeetle, a pest that can cause serious damage to #potato plants.
Find out about how to spot it, report it, and help protect the UK's food security:
aphascience.blog.gov.uk/2025…
@The_RHS #PlantHealth
ALT Close-up of a Colorado beetle on a leaf, with text stating 'Protecting the UK's potatoes from the Colorado beetle' by the Animal & Plant Health Agency.
Charles Lane retweeted
It's the season when Oak Processionary Moth (OPM) caterpillars start to emerge.
Do you know how to identify and manage this tree pest?
Find out more on our guidance page: gov.uk/guidance/managing-oak…
#TreeHealth #INNSWeek
ALT OPM caterpillars on a leaf
Charles Lane retweeted
Hear my interview on International Day of Plant Health #PlantHealthDay on @ForestProtectUK @Forest_Research Farming Today - 12/05/25 - Ash dieback, viticulture and spring grass growth - BBC Sounds
bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002c2…
Charles Lane retweeted
🌱 Plants are a vital source of food & nutrition.
Yet, the destruction of natural habitats & ecosystems has left both plants & human well-being at risk.
Monday is International #PlantHealthDay.
via @FAO fao.org/plant-health-day/en
Charles Lane retweeted
🌱 Ever wondered what inspires someone to become a ‘seed doctor’?
📽️ Dr Fatimata Bachabi shares how her passion for plant health led her to become Germplasm Health Unit Manager at @AfricaRice.
#PlantHealthDay #WomenInScience #Biodiversity
@CropTrust @planttreaty @ippcnews
Charles Lane retweeted
It’s #PlantHealthDay!🌿🙌🌍
Explore IPSN's Blog Series featuring inspiring stories from across the world on pest & disease monitoring & management, innovative biosecurity practices, and plant health solutions
✨ Read the series and get inspired:bgci.org/resources-bgci-tool…