RHS Box tree moth (Cydalima perspectalis) monitoring
Royal Horticultural Society
Description
The data set consists of records for the Box tree moth (Cydalima perspectalis) gathered by the Royal Horticultural Society, from members of the Society and the general public.
Records of Box Tree moth have been collected via the Royal Horticultural Society Advisory Service (predominantly from RHS members) and from the general public via the RHS Gardening Advice service, additional records have been gained from a web based survey https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/Profile?pid=760
Data are from 2011 onwards when the presence of box tree moth was first confirmed as breeding in private gardens in the UK.
Geographic Description
The survey aims for UK coverage. A majority of records are at 1km or better resolution.
Data quality
Data quality is good. Records are verified by RHS entomologists based on samples, images or descriptions (primarily host plant and description of damage) provided to the RHS Garden Advisory Service enquiries or the web survey.
Methods
Records are verified by RHS entomologists based on samples, images or descriptions (primarily host plant and description of damage) provided to the RHS GArden Advisory Service enquiries or on the on-line form.
Citation
Royal Horticultural Society ([Insert download year]). RHS Box tree moth (Cydalima perspectalis) monitoring. Occurrence dataset on the NBN Atlas
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Digitised records
Looking up... the number of records that can be accessed through the NBN Atlas. This resource was last checked for updated data on 07 Sep 2022. The most recent data was published on 07 Sep 2022.
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