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‘Alarming’ new research warns of risk to British woodlands from disease, extreme weather and wildfires, unless ‘call to action’ is heeded now

Experts say the oak processionary caterpillar is most active during the summer months, so the public should be on the lookout for their huge communal nests of white silk.

Sightings of a hairy caterpillar that makes people and pets very unwell must be reported urge officials tracking the pest.

The fight-back has begun against an invasive tree-killing beetle that presents a significant threat to Scottish forests.

Sightings of a hairy caterpillar that makes people and pets very unwell must be reported urge officials tracking the pest.

Sightings of a hairy caterpillar that makes people and pets very unwell must be reported urge officials tracking the pest.

The insects breed between May and June and can cause a host of horrible symptoms including rashes, eye and throat irritation, vomiting and more.

The insects breed between May and June and can cause a host of horrible symptoms including rashes, eye and throat irritation, vomiting and more.

The insects breed between May and June and can cause a host of horrible symptoms including rashes, eye and throat irritation, vomiting and more.

Hi-tech UK laboratory launched to save trees from threats including oak processionary moth, emerald ash borer and citrus longhorn beetle