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<p>The Plant Health Service has intercepted oak processionary moth on oak trees at
58 sites within the UK Protected Zone (as at 25<sup>th</sup> July 2019). The infested
oak trees have all been recently imported from the continent. The intercept sites
are in the counties and regions of Bedfordshire, Birmingham, Cambridgeshire, County
Durham, Devon, Dorset, Essex, Fife, Flintshire, Glamorgan, Gloucestershire, Greater
Manchester, Hampshire, Invernesshire, Kent, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire,
Merseyside, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Staffordshire, Suffolk, Warwickshire, West
Midlands, Wiltshire and Yorkshire. Swift action is being taken to eradicate recent
findings, including surveillance, tracing work and the destruction of caterpillars
and infested trees. Emergency measures were introduced in England on 15th July to
stop the import of mature oak trees, unless robust conditions are met, to prevent
the further introduction of this pest and protect the health of oak in the UK.</p>
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