Oak processionary moth - Found in East Midlands

[Mr. Squirrel]

On 30/06/2023 at 09:58, Stere said:

So its seems its   all over UK even scotland but the outliers have being kept from  spreading or just haven't spread?

 

 

 

So is that due to human intervention / eradication or some other reason as surely some isolated trees  & woodland will be missed outside main the zone?

 

 

Where’s the data on Scotland? I know it was found in nurseries here a few years ago, on Dutch imports (of course) but that was nipped in the bud. Or so they believe at least. Never seen it up here. 
 

Regardless, it certainly has the potential to be all over England within ten years I’d say. I can imagine it slowing down a great deal towards the North of England/Scotland though. 
 

Long term I’d hope to see natural predators establish themselves and the population to reach a balance. It will be interesting to see how that plays out north vs south.

[Stere]

It was on the maps layer data

 

[Alinicoll]

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[Alinicoll]

Regarding predation it is known that great tits eat the caterpillars. There are also at least two species of fly and probably a number of parasitoid wasps which parasitise the caterpillars.

 

These guys, Carcelia iliaca are a significant parasitoid specific to OPM