#CitizenScientist #IYPH2020 #biosecurity; Plant🥀Tree🌳#pathologist,Yorkshire. Descendent of Roger Iddison, YCCC first professional cricket captain
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4 Nov 2025
I love that standard - if you’ve not consulted it you have missed out
🗣️ Words matter, especially in plant health.
The #IPPC Glossary of Phytosanitary Terms (ISPM 5) ensures countries speak the same “phytosanitary language,” building trust, preventing trade disputes, and protecting plants 🌱
Clear terms = clear action = healthy trade.
👉 bit.ly/47AID0v
#PlantHealth 🌱
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The Board of BGCI is undertaking an international search to recruit an outstanding candidate to become its Secretary General, when the current holder of that position, Dr Paul Smith, steps down in 2026.
👉 Apply now buff.ly/t0gwYAP
#JobAnnouncement #PlantConservation
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3 Nov 2025
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.
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17 Oct 2025
Do you know your trees and pests and diseases- try this quick 10 multiple choice Observatree quiz all about sweet chestnut - good luck
forms.office.com/e/7MH2ZsFzU…
@PlantNetwork @bgci @IPSN_BGCI @ArbAssociation @LTOA33
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6 Aug 2025
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
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#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
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1 Aug 2025
📢 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
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22 Jul 2025
📢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
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16 Jul 2025
Deadline is approaching! 🚨
Submit your proposals for the IPSN Small Grants before the 21st of July!
9 Jul 2025
📢Call of UK-based IPSN organisations: Small Grants 2025/26 now open!
🌿£5,000 for 3 projects using plant collections to tackle plant health & biosecurity challenges
👩🔬Open to UK IPSN staff/students
🗓️Deadline: 21 July 2025
📩Send 1-page concept note
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Charles Lane retweeted
17 Jul 2025
▶️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!
👉linkedin.com/company/interna…
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27 Jun 2025
Ash fight back : Shoots of hope for Britain's cherished ash trees - bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvg4…
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5 Jun 2025
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.
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15 Jul 2025
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8 Jul 2025
Calling all professional #plant growers @plantchief @PippaGreenwood @CIHort Could you take part in an online interview or workshop to share your views about #planthealth #biosscurity training? If so, contact bethan.stagg@forestresearch.gov.uk
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2 Jul 2025
Gatsby - Gatsby Plant Science Summer School gatsby.org.uk/plant-science/… - another fantastic engaged plant pathology practical extracting DNA @plantchief @celiaKconsult @Andrea_L_Harper @SaraFrancoOrteg @FeraScience #gpsss2025
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12 Jun 2025
Ian Toth on threats to potato crops opening RSB Plant health conference @RoyalSocBio @cobwebdr #RSBPlantHealth
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19 May 2025
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
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14 May 2025
A great day at Kew yesterday for @ActionOak @ForestProtectUK and @APHAgovuk @beplanthealthy @DefraGovUK #planthealth
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14 May 2025
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.
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17 May 2025
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
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