Introduction
The LTOA and Tree Officers have been involved with the control / eradication of Oak Processionary Moth (OPM) since it was first identified in London in 2006. In 2010 the LTOA published their Guidance Note on OPM.
The LTOA has worked closely with the Forestry Commission (FC) and its partners, engaged with the Advisory Group and maintained its own OPM Working Party. With the current programme review and the possibility of the ending or downgrading of FC control, the LTOA feels it is time to restate its views on the OPM issue.
The LTOA members who wrote this statement are: Richard Edwards (LB Croydon, LTOA Chair), Craig Ruddick (LB Richmond) and Dave Lofthouse (LB Merton, LTOA Executive Committee member).
