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Table 2 Programme of surveillance activities at Paddock Wood from 2012–2019

From: The eradication of Asian longhorned beetle at Paddock Wood, UK

Activity (responsible organisation)a

Distance from infested trees/location

March–end June 2012

July 2012–June

2013

July 2013–June

2014

July 2014–June

2015

July 2015–June

2016

July 2016–June

2017

July 2017–June

2018

July 2018–June

2019

Visual survey from ground (PHSI)

0–100 m

Y

 

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

 

100–500 m

Yb

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

 

500–800 m

  

Y

 

Y

  

Y

Area around local waste disposal sites

Y

 

Y

     

Visual survey of 50 favoured host trees (PHSI)

100–2500 m

 

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Tree climber

Survey (Contractor/PHSI)

100–300 mc

  

Y

Only suspicious trees

Y

Only suspicious trees

Y

 

Inspection of trap trees/re-growth of sycamore hedge (FR)

    

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Pheromone trapping (FERA/PHSI)

  

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

  1. aPHSI = Plant Health and Seeds Inspectorate, FR = Forest Research, FERA = Food and Environment Research Agency
  2. bThis area was surveyed twice between April–end June 2012
  3. cSome of these areas were also inspected by the detection dog team from Austria in 2012