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Plant Health Leaflets give advice on the rules covering import, export and internal movement controls on wood and wood products and offer guidance on control techniques for forest managers to prevent the spread of certain pests.

There is also a range of General Information Leaflets covering the Plant Health Service, our Charter Standard and general plant health matters.

Posters warning of major plant health threats are also available.

Plant Health Guides -

Importing wood, wood products and bark                                                        FREE - FCPH001

Import Inspection Fees for Wood, Wood Products and Bark                             FREE - FCPH002

Export certification                                                                                       FREE - FCPH003

The United Kingdom Wood Packaging Material Marking Programme                 FREE - FCPH004

Plant Health and the Single Market                                                                FREE - FCPH007

Minimum facilities at ports                                                                            FREE - FCPH110


General Information Leaflets

The Plant Health Service - a general guide to who we are and what we do
FREE

Plant Health Threat - information on Ips typographus (the Eight-toothed Spruce Bark Beetle) and the import controls against it: aimed primarily at importers and others who handle imported wood and wooden packaging.
FREE

How Safe is Your Dunnage? - a multi-lingual leaflet aimed at lorry drivers explaining the risk of spreading pests in wooden packing material (dunnage) and the GB landing requirements.
FREE

Plant Health Charter - a guide to our Charter Standard commitments
FREE

Gypsy Moth - a guide showing what to look for: aimed primarily at dock workers and lorry drivers
FREE


Posters

Bark Beetles Kill Trees - for display at docks, airports and other entry points
FREE

Ips typographus* - a poster showing signs and symptoms of beetle attack, the beetle itself and its galleries. For display at forest offices, sawmills and other wood using facilities.
FREE

Exotic Pest Alert - Asian Longhorn Beetle* - a handbill showing signs and symptoms of beetle attack, the beetle itself in larval, pupal and adult stages. Contains advice on what to do if you suspect this pest is present.  A  poster showing signs and symptoms of beetle attack, the beetle itself and its galleries is also available.
FREE

Exotic Pest Alert - Sudden Oak Death*-  handbill showing signs and symptoms of this disease on oaks in California.  Contains advice on what to do if you suspect the disease is present.
FREE

Exotic Pest Alert - Horse Chestnut Leaf Miner* - a handbill showing signs and symptoms of this leaf mining moth on horse chestnut across Europe.  Contains advice on what to do if you suspect the pest is present.

 

* Exotic pest alerts can be viewed and downloaded from this site by clicking the title.

 

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