Oct. 23, 2024 — Lyme borreliosis is the most common tick-borne infectious disease in Europe. Up to 70,000 new cases are estimated each year in Austria alone. The bacterial infection can cause ...

Japanese knotweed is a fast-growing and strong clump-forming perennial, with tall, dense annual stems. Stem growth is renewed each year from the stout, deeply-penetrating Rhizomes are creeping swollen ...

Lyme disease often is known for its classic bullseye rash but symptoms can appear in multiple ways. Identifying Lyme disease with pictures can help you to understand these different types of rashes.

Hampshire hotspots for the invasive plant species Japanese Knotweed have been revealed in new data from Environet. The species have their prime time for growing during the spring and summer, so ...

Lyme disease is a tick-borne zoonotic disease caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi (B. burgdorferi). B. burgdorferi is a spirochete bacterium and is mainly transmitted by infected blacklegged ...

Do you live in a Japanese Knotweed hotspot on the Isle of Wight? A new map by Environet has revealed the hotspots for Japanese Knotweed. New figures show that Newport and Ventnor are the worst hit ...

There are few garden discoveries more disappointing than realizing that the beautiful plant in your yard is actually Japanese knotweed (Polygonum cuspidatum), an invasive plant that is a problem in ...

The hotspots for an invasive plant species have been revealed, as experts have issued a warning. Invasive plant specialist Environet has released this year’s regional Japanese knotweed hotspots ...

The invasive plant is the most common of the four knotweed plant species found in the UK and is commonly located near rivers and streams, and in manmade habitats. Japanese Knotweed can wreak ...

Japanese knotweed can grow up to four inches a day and forms dense thickets which can kill native plant species. Another 34 cases were reported within the Windsor area, while 68 reports came ...

With the summer growing season now over, Environet has revealed the areas worst impacted by Japanese knotweed. Worcester has been hit the worst by Japanese knotweed, with 128 incidences in 2024. There ...

According to the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme data, in 2024, 1,548 Japanese Encephalitis cases were reported from 24 states and Union Territories, with 925 cases from Assam alone.