Ash Dieback disease is caused by the Chalara fraxinea fungus. The disease causes leaf loss and crown dieback in affected trees, and it can lead to tree death. It is […]

Green spruce aphid (Elatobium abietinum) is an insect that infests spruce trees. Unlike most aphids, the green spruce aphid is active and causes damage to spruce trees (Picea species) over […]

The eight-toothed spruce bark beetle (Ips typographus) also known as the European spruce bark beetle, large spruce bark beetle and larger eight-toothed spruce bark beetle. It is the most serious […]

Oak Processionary Moth (Thaumetopoea processionea) is a native species of central and southern Europe. The larvae (caterpillars) feed on the foliage of many species of oaks. The first case in Ireland […]

While not technically a forest pest, ticks are more than just a nuisance and can cause serious illness. Lyme disease or Lyme Borelliosis was originally thought to be something you […]

Phytophthora ramorum symptoms on Japanese larch The disease caused by the pathogen Phytophthora ramorum a fungus like organism, can damage and kill plants and trees it infects. Symptoms at a […]

The Pine Weevil, Hylobius abietis, is a serious pest and has been recognised as such in Europe for a number of centuries. It is particularly wide-spread in replanted coniferous forestry […]

Dothistroma Needle Blight (DNB) also known as Red Band Needle Blight is a disease, primarily on pine, that can be caused by the two fungal pathogens, Dothistroma septosporum and Dothistroma […]