{"id":11594,"date":"2016-04-26T21:22:47","date_gmt":"2016-04-26T14:22:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/asian-wasp-listed-as-threat-to-uks-sweet-chestnut-trees\/"},"modified":"2016-04-28T18:51:04","modified_gmt":"2016-04-28T11:51:04","slug":"asian-wasp-listed-as-threat-to-uks-sweet-chestnut-trees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/asian-wasp-listed-as-threat-to-uks-sweet-chestnut-trees\/","title":{"rendered":"Asian wasp listed as threat to UK's sweet chestnut trees"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nForestry commission elevates oriental chestnut gall wasp to high-priority tree pest after 2015 outbreaksAn Asian wasp that threatens the UK\u2019s sweet chestnuts has been designated a high-priority tree pest for the first time.The oriental chestnut gall wasp (Dryocosmus kuriphilus) was first found in the UK last year, in Farningham woods near Sevenoaks in Kent, and a street in St Albans in Hertfordshire. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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