Harper Adams expert joins ash dieback taskforce
Entomology Professor to advise on plant biosecurityHarper Adams Professor of Entomology Simon Leather will be part of the new Tree Health and Plant Biosecurity Taskforce, convened in the light of an increasing number of plant biosecurity threats. These threats include the current ash dieback outbreak, which scientists have warned has the potential to devastate the UK's population of 80 million ash trees. Professor Ian Boyd, the Defra Chief Scientific Advisor, is convening the Taskforce, comprising 10 internationally-recognised experts covering plant and tree health, animal health,