September Observatree Pests and Diseases

Welcome to this month's quiz. It is based on this Host of the Month which is Plane and its Observatree priority pests and pathogens.

There are 10 questions, once you have completed the questions Survey Monkey will then show you which are correct, if you get one wrong the correct answer will be highlighted. Some questions are multiple choice (round buttons) or multiple answers (square boxes).

It should only take a few minutes to complete.

Charles Lane, Fera Science Ltd

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* 1. Plane belongs to which plant family?

Fagaceae

Platanaceae

Aceraceae

Corylaceae

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* 2. Plane bark is described as?

Smooth

Ridged

Rough

Scaling

Nobbly

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* 3. Plane wilt is caused by a type of ?

Disorder

Pest

Pathogen

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* 4. The scientific name for the fungus that causes plant wilt is?

Xylella fastidiosa

Phytophthora platani

Ceratocystis platani

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* 5. Which of the following species of plane is highly susceptible to C. platani?

Oriental plane (Platanus orientalis)

American sycamore (P. occidentalis)

London plane (P. x acerifolia)

All of the above

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* 6. The colour of the streaking around cankers is?

White

Yellow

Black and brown

Orange and purple

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* 7. The scientific name for plane lace bug is?

Corythucha platani

Corythucha lacei

Corythucha sticki

Corythucha ciliata

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* 8. Adult lace bugs obtain a maximum length in mm?

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* 9. Plane wilt and Plane lace bug are present in the UK?

Yes - widespread

Yes - limited

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* 10. Findings of Plane wilt and Plane lace bug should be reported to Tree Alert?

Yes