Read our operational statement about COVID-19 About us Publications & research Resources Services Resources Pest and disease resources Specific tree and woodland problems EU Exit and tree and forestry pests and diseases Diseases Acute oak decline Anthracnose of plane trees (Apiognomonia veneta) Ash dieback / Chalara ash dieback (Hymenoscyphus fraxineus) Bleeding canker of horse chestnut (Pseudomonas syringae pv. aesculi) Canker stain of plane (Ceratocystis platani) Conifer root and butt rot (Heterobasidion annosum) Chronic oak dieback Dothistroma / red-band needle blight of pine (Dothistroma septosporum) Dutch elm disease (Ophiostoma novo-ulmi) Elbow-patch crust disease of plane (Fomitiporia punctata) Elm yellows (Candidatus Phytoplasma ulmi) Massaria disease of plane (Splanchnonema platani) Neonectria canker of fir (Neonectria neomacrospora) Oak wilt (Ceratocystis fagacearum/Bretziella fagacearum) Phytophthora alni disease of alder Phytophthora austrocedri disease of juniper Phytophthora kernoviae Phytophthora lateralis Phytophthora pluvialis Phytophthora ramorum Pitch canker of pine (Fusarium circinatum) Sirococcus blight of cedar and hemlock (Sirococcus tsugae) Sweet chestnut blight (Cryphonectria parasitica) Thousand cankers disease of walnut (Geosmithia morbida) Xylella (Xylella fastidiosa) Insects Asian longhorn beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis) Bronze birch borer (Agrilus anxius) Budworm pests of conifer trees - multiple species Citrus longhorn beetle (Anoplophora chinensis) Elm zigzag sawfly (Aproceros leucopoda) Emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis) Great spruce bark beetle (Dendroctonus micans) Green spruce aphid (Elatobium abietinum) Gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar) Horse chestnut leaf miner (Cameraria ohridella) Large pine weevil (Hylobius abietis) Larger eight-toothed European spruce bark beetle (Ips typographus) Oak lace bug (Corythucha arcuata) Oak pinhole borer (Platypus cylindrus) Oak processionary moth (Thaumetopoea processionea) Oriental chestnut gall wasp (Dryocosmus kuriphilus) Pine-tree lappet moth (Dendrolimus pini) Pine processionary moth (Thaumetopoea pityocampa) Pine wood nematode (Bursaphelenchus xylophilus) Red-necked longhorn beetle (Aromia bungii) Siberian silk moth (Dendrolimus sibiricus) Two-lined chestnut borer (Agrilus bilineatus) Two-spotted oak buprestid beetle (Agrilus biguttatus) Mammals Feral wild boar Grey squirrels Livestock overgrazing in upland woodlands Preventing mammal damage to trees and woodland Recognising types of mammal damage to trees and woodland Reducing the impact of non-native or invasive vertebrates to forestry Other Drought stress in Sitka spruce Potential impacts of drought and disease on forestry in Scotland Publications Tree pest and disease posters A selection of posters that can be downloaded as PDFs and then printed at a size to suit. These were mostly produced for the 2012 APF show and have been popular as posters to display in offices or places of work. Related services Pesticides efficacy testing - Quality-assured field trials of new and existing pesticides under strictly controlled environmental conditions Hylobius Management Support System - Helps predict and reduce damage and costs due to large pine weevil PG Suspension - Biological control agent for Heterobasidion annosum Tree Health Diagnostic and Advisory Service Forestry and tree health resources Biomass Energy resources Catchments vulnerable to acidification maps Climate Matching Tool Ecological Site Classification (ESC) Forester Forest Condition Survey Forest Development Types ForestGALES Forest planning and management services Forest Yield FR LANDPREF Historic environment resources Lyme disease Observatree OPAL Tree Health Survey Open Data Peatland restoration Pest and disease resources Acute oak decline Anthracnose of plane (Apiognomonia veneta) Asian longhorn beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis) Ash dieback (Hymenoscyphus fraxineus) Bleeding Canker of Horse Chestnut (Pseudomonas syringae pv aesculi) Bronze birch borer (Agrilus anxius) Canker stain of plane (Ceratocystis platani) Chronic oak decline / dieback Citrus longhorn beetle (Anoplophora chinensis) Conifer root and butt rot (Heterobasidion annosum) Dothistroma needle blight (Dothistroma septosporum) Dutch elm disease (Ophiostoma novo-ulmi) Elbow-patch crust of plane (Fomitiporia punctata) Elm zigzag sawfly (Aproceros leucopoda) Elm yellows (Candidatus Phytoplasma ulmi) Emerald ash borer beetle (Agrilus planipennis) Gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar) Great spruce bark beetle (Dendroctonus micans) Green spruce aphid (Elatobium abietinum) Horse chestnut leaf miner (Cameraria ohridella) Larger eight-toothed European spruce bark beetle (Ips typographus) Large pine weevil (Hylobius abietis) Massaria disease (Splanchnonema platani) Neonectria canker of fir (Neonectria neomacrospora) Oak decline Oak lace bug (Corythucha arcuata) Oak Pinhole Borer (Platypus cylindrus) Oak processionary moth (Thaumetopoea processionea) Oak wilt (Ceratocystis fagacearum) Oriental chestnut gall wasp (Dryocosmus kuriphilus) Phytophthora austrocedri disease of juniper and cypress Phytophthora disease of alder (Phytophthora alni) Phytophthora kernoviae Phytophthora lateralis Pine processionary moth (Thaumetopoea pityocampa) Pine-tree lappet moth (Dendrolimus pini) Pine wood nematode (Bursaphelenchus xylophilus) Pitch canker of pine (Fusarium circinatum) Ramorum disease (Phytophthora ramorum) Red-necked longhorn beetle (Aromia bungii) Siberian silk moth (Dendrolimus sibiricus) Sirococcus blight (Sirococcus tsugae) Sweet chestnut blight (Cryphonectria parasitica) Thousand cankers disease (Geosmithia morbida) Two-lined chestnut borer (Agrilus bilineatus) Two-spotted oak buprestid (Agrilus biguttatus) Western, eastern and black-headed budworms Xylella (Xylella fastidiosa) EU Exit and tree and forestry pests and diseases Phytophthora pluvialis Provenance trials of native tree species Public engagement in forestry toolbox and guidance Research forests Resources on managing resilient forests Scientific and technical information services Seeds pretreatment information Selecting tree species for landfill restoration Species diversity The UK FTP National Support Group Technical publications user survey Tools to support forest management decisions TreeAlert Tree canopy cover leaflet Tree health and protection services Tree species and provenance UK Forestry Standard Urban Tree Manual Urban Regeneration and Greenspace Partnership Woodfuel: social and economic dimensions UK Tree Health Citizen Science Network Subscribe to the Forest Research newsletter Email address Copyright © Forest Research 2021 Useful links Contact us Freedom of Information Privacy Policy Crown copyright Disclaimers Accessibility FR News archive This site uses cookies, you can read more about how we use them on our Privacy Policy page. 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