A further case of the tree disease Chalara, also known as ash dieback, has been confirmed in a woodland on the Derbyshire border, near Swadlincote.
Derbyshire is the 16th county in England where Chalara has been discovered in the wider environment (f
The fungus which causes Chalara dieback of ash trees has the potential to defend itself against virus attacks, research by British scientists has shown.
Plant pathologists Dr Joan Webber, from Forest Research, the research agency of the Forestry Comm
An insect that has killed more than 99% of North American ash trees it has infested could be heading to the UK, according to scientists.
The emerald ash borer is a beetle that is native to Asia and eastern Russia, but entered into North America aroun
A case of the tree disease Chalara, also known as ash dieback, has been confirmed in woodland in Somerset, near Minehead.
Somerset is the 15th county in England where Chalara has been discovered in the wider environment (forests and woodland); the ot
A new project to help scientists identify species of ash tree that are resistant to Chalara fraxinea or 'dieback' has been launched by the University of East Anglia.
Members of the public are being called on to monitor the long-term health of ash tre
A further case of the tree disease Chalara, also known as ash dieback, has been confirmed in woodland in Dorset, near Dorchester.
Dorset is the 13th county in England where Chalara has been discovered and means the disease has now been confirmed in 5
A Facebook game has been created that enables puzzle fans to help tackle a disease threatening the UK’s ash trees.
The Fraxinus app, asks players to match sequences of coloured leaves, which represent strings of genetic information.
It is hoped that
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