Following active surveillance in the East Riding of Yorkshire Temporary Control Zone,
#bluetongue
has been confirmed on a new premises in North East Lincolnshire. The 20km Temporary Control Zone has been extended. Movement restrictions apply.
Do you keep birds?
From 1st October it will become a legal requirement for all bird keepers in Wales (and England) to register themselves with
@APHAgovuk
Read more 👇
Do you know how to check where
#bluetongue
restrictions are in place?
You can use the interactive map to check if you are in a bluetongue disease control zone.
Check for further information on disease control zones.
TreeAlert has launched a new dashboard that gives registered users access to two years of
#TreeAlert
reports. 🗺️🐛 Tree Health Advisor, Lucy Turner explains how to access and use the dashboard.
More information available online:
#TreeHealth
#Observatree
#Bluetongue
restrictions are in place across Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex and East Riding of Yorkshire. Find out how APHA are working together to limit the spread of infection.
Farmers are urged to remain vigilant and report any clinical signs to APHA.
As it’s
#AsianHornetWeek
- find out more about how APHA's National Bee Unit is working to tackle this invasive pest and how we're destroying Asian hornet nests in the southeast of England, to protect bee colonies & other native insects. See BBC News:
If you weren't able to join yesterday's online
#BTV3
update which included important updates from Defra and APHA representatives, please find the watch-again link on our table of events here:
#bluetongue
#BTV
In this blog, Seasonal Bee Inspector Lisa Jenkins from APHA’s National Bee Unit (NBU) talks about working with a local Yellow-Legged (Asian) Hornet Team in Dover to track down a nest of this invasive predator.
It’s
#AsianHornetWeek
!
These pests are predators of
#HoneyBees
& cause significant losses to bee colonies & other native insects. Find out how APHA's National Bee Unit is tackling the problem & how you can help:
#APHAScience
If you keep livestock and want to temporarily move them to someone else’s land you must let us know. This is vital so we know where your animals are kept in the event of a disease outbreak. In England visit to find out what you need to do.
@NFUtweets
Bluetongue virus BTV-3 has been confirmed in a single bull in East Riding of Yorkshire. A 20km Temporary Control Zone has been put in place. See for info:
#livestockkeepers
#livestock
Baroness Hayman of Ullock, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
@DefragovUK
visited APHA Weybridge & VMD colleagues yesterday to find out more about the work of our scientists & how we’re the 1st line of defence in helping protect GB from animal disease threats like
#Bluetongue
It’s
#AsianHornetWeek
!
There’ve been 47 confirmed sightings of Yellow-legged/Asian hornets in the UK so far this year. These pests are predators of
#HoneyBees
& cause significant losses to bee colonies. Read how APHA & the BBKA are tackling the problem:
Following confirmation of bluetongue virus BTV-3 on a number of new premises in Suffolk, the Restricted Zone & Infected Area has been extended. It now covers the counties of Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex. See for more info: