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Find out about the eight-toothed spruce bark beetle (Ips typographus), including how to report sightings.
Overview of case details, documents, key dates and how to make a representation.
Location: Victoria Docks, Hartlepool, England.
Find out how to apply for authorisation to fell, stack, transport or process spruce trees within the Ips typographus demarcated area (DMA).
The Spruce Site Assessment grant will help woodland owners to evaluate their spruce trees, estimate felling costs and plan for early removal before potential infestations of Ips typographus.
The eight-toothed spruce bark beetle (Ips typographus) is a serious pest of spruce. There are exemptions and restrictions for planting spruce in the demarcated area.
Find out about the movement restrictions of spruce trees originating within the Ips typographus demarcated area.
Find out how to take action early to protect your woodland and spruce trees against infestation of the Ips typographus bark beetle in the demarcated area (DMA).
The Spruce Site Assessment (SSA) grant is for landowners and land managers in England with spruce trees on land inside the Ips typographus Proactive Spruce Removal Area.
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