Conker trees are under threat because of an alien invader that is winning an insect war in England. In the past 10 years, the horse chestnut leaf-mining moth has spread from London into almost the ...

British experts have sounded a rallying cry in the battle to save the nation's conker trees - and this time it's not from health and safety officials. Academics have warned that conkers - a favourite ...

The UK’s conker trees are under threat because native insects are losing the war against an alien invader. In less than three decades the horse chestnut leaf-mining moth, Cameraria ohridella, has ...

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Christmas could be ruined by a plague of 'alien' moths invading the UK - and killing crops of Brussels sprouts. Supplies of the vegetable are already running low after several farmers' festive crops ...

Conkers, a favourite playground game in British schools, could soon be just a fond memory if a serious threat to horse chestnut trees continues to spread. Now academics from the Universities of Hull ...

More than 900 school children are to help Bristol University researchers find a way of stopping conker trees from being attacked by an "alien" moth. Students are given a leaf in a polythene bag with ...

The arrival of three species of alien moths is threatening the survival of an historic avenue of trees at Kew Gardens. The moths, which are usually found only in southern Europe, are devouring the ...