RHS rosemary beetle (Chrysolina americana) monitoring
Citation
Royal Horticultural Society (2022). RHS rosemary beetle (Chrysolina americana) monitoring. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/spnw1a accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-06-22.Description
The data set consists of records for the rosemary beetle (Chrysolina americana) for the UK gathered by the Royal Horticultural Society, from members of the Society and the general public. Data have been collected as part of the surveying work of the Royal Horticultural Society to establish the distribution and spread of the rosemary beetle, an invasive garden pest of rosemary (Rosmarinus), lavender (Lavandula) and related plants, which became established in the UK during the 1990s.
Purpose
Sampling Description
Quality Control
Data quality is good, but coverage pre May 2008 is predominantly limited to Royal Horticultural Society members. Records are verified by Andrew Halstead, Andrew Salisbury, Anna Platoni or Hayley Jones based on samples or descriptions provided to the RHS Advisory Service or on the on-line form. Grid references are checked against site names.Method steps
- Records of the rosemary beetle have been collected via the Royal Horticultural Society Advisory Service (predominantly from RHS members) and from the general public via an on-line recording form on the project website http://www.rhs.org.uk/Science/Plant-pests/Rosemary-beetle or RHS web profile page https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?PID=555
Additional info
https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?pid=645Taxonomic Coverages
Geographic Coverages
The survey aims for UK and Ireland coverage. A majority of records are at 1km or better resolution.
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
originatorRoyal Horticultural Society
metadata author
Royal Horticultural Society
distributor
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Andrew Salisbury
administrative point of contact
email: andrewsalisbury@rhs.org.uk