| AHDB advice sheets |
Information sheets for pests and diseases of allium, cane fruit, carrots/parsnips and brasscias (pests and diseases)
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| AHDB Crop Walkers App |
App version of the Horticulture Crop Walkers Guides for diagnosis and monitoring
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| AHDB Crop Walkers Guides |
Crop walkers guides showing disease symptoms for many horticultural and agricultural crops are available by searching for 'guide' on the AHDB website
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| AHDB Encyclopedia of Pests |
AHDB Encyclopedia of Pests and Natural Enemies in field crops
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| AHDB Horticulture |
Information on diseases in the horticulture sector with a knowledge hub and cross sector advice
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| APHA |
Animal and Plant Health Agency - UK Government plant health controls and reporting of pests and diseases; information on certification schemes
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| APS advice pages |
American Phytopathological Society directory of very comprehensive plant disease information pages
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| BASIS |
Provides crop protection courses and has role in the training and certification for pesticides and fertilisers
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| BBC gardening advice |
Archived pages with some good advice on a range of pests and diseases
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| BBSRC food security news |
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council - current crop protection issues and research in food security news
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| BCPC |
British Crop Protection Council - UK Pesticides Guide Online, subscription guides to the pesticides and biocontrol agents registered for use in the UK
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| BSPP |
British Society for Plant Pathology - news, events, and scientific publications related to plant pathology including new disease reports
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| CABI Plantwise |
CABI Plantwise is an international organisation dedicated to reducing crop loss
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| CABI Plantwise field guide |
Plantwise Diagnostic Field Guide a good guide for learning how to carry out disease diagnosis caused by pests and pathogens
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| CABI Plantwise knowledge bank |
Comprehensive resource with searchable knowledge bank and diagnostic tool
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| CABI Plantwise pest alerts |
Plantwise Knowledge Bank Pest Alerts are emails containing recent literature reports for a specified area
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| CABI Plantwise Toolkit |
Plant disease advisory and diagnostic resources with UK and international capacity
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| CIH |
Chartered Institute of Horticulture - provides current disease and biosecurity guidance in its 'News' section
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| DAERA Plant and Tree Health |
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland Government guidance for pests and diseases, pesticides, plant passporting, imports and exports, surveys and compliance
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| DEFRA factsheets |
Detailed information pages on notifiable and non-notifiable pests and diseases
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| DEFRA reporting |
UK-wide contact information for reporting notifiable diseases to authorities
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| DEFRA smarter rules for safer food |
Government guidance on SRSF - a package of EU regulations to protect against plant and animal pests and pathogens
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| EPPO Don't Risk It kits |
Downloadable posters from the EPPO Don't Risk It biosecurity campaign for plant movement with travel
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| Farmers Weekly |
Weekly magazine and website with 'Know How' section with crop protection information
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| FERA biosecurity posters |
Turning over a clean leaf - guidance in the forms of posters for biosecurity in woodlands and forests, parks and gardens, nurseries and gardens centres, and the countryside
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| FERA commercial biosecurity protocols |
2012 publication with detailed guidance Nurseries, Retailers and Landscapers - Biosecurity Best Practice Protocols
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| FERA diagnostics |
Fera provides diagnostic services for plant diseases including viruses
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| FERA parks and gardens biosecurity protocols |
2012 publication with detailed guidance: Parks and Gardens - Biosecurity Best Practice Protocols
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| Floral Daily |
Comprehensive crop protection webpages for horticulture
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| Garden Forum |
For nurseries and growers - with useful searchable news archive
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| Gardeners Corner |
Website with forums with pest and disease information under 'Identification Area'
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| GrowVeg |
Useful Pest and disease information webpages and apps
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| Horticulture Week |
Magazine and website with plant health plant health webpages and biosecurity information - by subscription
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| HSE Chemicals Regulation Division |
The Health and Safety Executive Chemicals Regulation Division is responsible for regulation of chemicals such as biocides and pesticides in the UK.
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| HSE codes of practice |
Government codes of practice for using plant protection products
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| HSE pesticides |
Comprehensive information on the use and regulation of pesticides including the register of authorised pesticides from within the UK Health and Safety Executive Chemical Regulations Division
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| HTA |
Horticultural Trades Association - Information on relevant pests and diseases, and regulatory information, including plant health assurance scheme in development
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| Irish Gardeners |
Website with forum pages including pests and diseases
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| ISPI advice page |
International Society for Pest Information - Pest Information Wiki listing many plant pests and pathogens
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| National Allotment Society |
Growing advice webpages with limited but useful pest and diseases section
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| National Gardening Association |
Gardening discussion forums including one for pest and diseases
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| NFU |
National Farmers Union (England and Wales) - reports on current Crop protection information
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| NFUS |
National Farmers Union of Scotland - crop protection and policy information for members
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| NIAB |
NIAB is a crop science organisation which carries out research into plant pathology and entomology
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| NIAB diagnostics |
Clinic with disease diagnostic services for agriculture and horticulture
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| No Dig |
Website with 'Gardening Problems' searchable forum archived pages
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| Organic Growers Alliance |
Organic horticulture website with a forum with some information about pests and diseases
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| Pest Risk Register |
A searchable or downloadable database which records risks from plant pests and pathogens, and can be searched by host as well as pest
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| PGRO |
Processors and Growers Research Organisation - monitoring and information on diseases and weeds affecting beans and peas
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| Plant Health Centre newsletter |
The Plant Health Centre produces regular downloadable newsletters
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| Plant Health Solutions |
Commercial provider of plant health research and diagnostic services for crops and horticulture
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| Plant Healthy Self Assessment |
Plant Healthy Self Assessment to help protect businesses and customers against the potential losses and disruption caused by plant pests and diseases, with a full plant health assurance scheme in development
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| Plant passporting - DAERA |
Government guidance on issuing plant passports in Northern Ireland
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| Plant passporting - DEFRA |
Government guidance on issuing plant passports in England and Wales
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| Plant passporting - EU |
New EU plant health rules with information on plant passporting
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| Plant passporting - HTA |
Useful video on plant passporting in horticulture
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| Plant passporting - SASA |
Government guidance on issuing plant passports in Scotland
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| Plantix |
An app for identification and treatment of plant diseases
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| RHS advice page |
Provides advice on biosecurity and on plant diseases
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| RHS advice search |
Search pages with profiles and advice on plant diseases and disorders
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| RHS diagnostics |
RHS members can send in diseased samples of plant materials for diagnosis
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| Rothamsted Research |
Non-profit research centre with crop protection section, that produces the free CROPROTECT app.
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| SASA |
A division of the Scottish Government providing scientific services and advice in support of agriculture and the wider environment, including plant pests and diseases, crop protection, and diagnostic services
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| SASA diagnostics |
SASA provides diagnostic services in Scotland including of viruses and insect pests
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| Scottish Government leaflet |
Scottish Government's 2011 'Plants get ill too' leaflet for download
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| Scottish Government pesticides guidance |
Government guidance on the use of plant protection products in Scotland
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| Scottish Government pesticides restrictions |
Statutory management requirements providing guidance on the use of plant protection products
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| Scottish Government Plant Health |
Overview of Scottish Government plant health policy, strategy and guidance
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| Scottish Government Plant Health Strategy |
The Scottish Plant Health Strategy
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| SEARS biosecurity guidance |
Scotland’s Environmental and Rural Services comprehensive biosecurity guidance
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| Stockbridge Technology Centre |
Commercial diagnostic services for crop plants
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| Stockbridge Technology Centre |
Provides diagnostic services for the horticultural industries
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| Suttons |
Useful 'Pests and Diseases' section in the Knowledgebase
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| The National Libraries for Agri-Food (NLAF) |
Formerly known as Food and Farming Futures. News and information for farming and food production. Useful 'browse' feature for searching pest and disease control items.
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| The Voluntary Initiative - IPM plan |
Integrated Pest Management plan for all farm or nursery enterprises using professional pesticides
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| UK Government biosecurity advice |
Biosecurity advice for trees from the UK Government and links to useful rescources, including the 'Keep it Clean' campaign
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| UK Government biosecurity strategy |
Policy paper (2014) with overview of the measures that UK administrations are implementing to improve plant biosecurity
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| UK Government topical issues |
UK Government updated news on issues relating to plant health
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| UK Government tree pest and disease guidance |
UK Government Find a Specific Pest or Disease provides detailed information on priority tree pests either present in Great Britain or posing the greatest threat of entering
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| UK Plant Health Portal |
The UK Government (DEFRA) Plant Health Portal is an online hub for plant health information, data and resources. It links to the Pest Risk Register which records and rates risks from plant pests and pathogens
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