The Arboriculture & Horticulture Industry Training Advisory Committee under the Qualifications Framework will be established tomorrow, the Education Bureau announced today.
Victor Man has been appointed as the chairperson of the committee. Twenty-two members have been appointed, comprising employers and representatives of trade associations, professional bodies and labour unions, and representatives of the Education Bureau and […]
Some 67 measures are included in a long-awaited blueprint on biological diversity and conservation in the city over the next five years.
Released yesterday, it also takes forward the designation of Robin’s Nest, near the border town of Sha Tau Kok, as the city’s 25th country park.
Furthermore, it proposes a threatened species list and pledges to […]
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A tree failure occurred in a park in Yuen Long in September 2016. “white ant s” (termites) were noted at the point of tree failure. This is an example of when subterranean termites such as Coptotermes formosanus attack a tree from below the ground. They usually are not visible from outside the tree – all […]
The Banyan Tussock Moth (Perina nuda) is a leaf eating insect that generally targets Ficus trees (banyan trees) in Hong Kong. This insect is especially active in Hong Kong Island and has at least 2 life cycles per year.
The caterpillar (larvae) of this moth has hairs all […]
Anoplophora glabripennis, Asia longhorn beetle
The most destructive non-native insect attacking US trees in the Asian longhorn beetle Anoplophora glabripennis. As with the closely related Citrus longhorn beetle (A. chinensis), A. glabripennis attacks a wide range of Asian, North American and European tree species (esp. maples, chestnuts, sycamores and poplars). Asian longhorn originated from China, […]
Bursaphelenchus xylophilus, pine wood nematode
Pine wood nematode B. xylophilus is spread by Monochamus beetles and with the movement of infested live or sawn wood. B. xylophilus can live in the wood of all species of conifers other than Thuja, Tsuga and Taxus although North American pines in the nematodes’ natural distribution are not […]
Bacterium, Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus, citrus greening, also known as huanglongbing
Ca. L. asiaticus is a bacterial pathogen originating in Asia that has recently been introduced into the Americas (1). It causes citrus greening, which now presents an unprecedented threat to citrus production worldwide. It is transmitted by the phloem-feeding citrus psyllid insects (Diaphorina citri). The […]
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