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 ...

An alien species of moth which can grow as big as a human hand is winging its way to England. Experts have encouraged wildlife lovers to look out for various breeds of moth making their way overseas ...

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 ...

The future of Britain's conker crop is at risk from an "alien invader" that is attacking horse chestnut trees across the country. New research has found that the leaf miner moth, which weakens trees ...

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 ...

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 ...