I'm an iggly, I'm an iggly, what iggly am I ?

[treeseer]

Not entirely sure on the galleries of this one, but I'd hazard a guess toward Oak pin hole borer - Platypus cylindrus.

 

The dark staining could be the presence of the Ambrosia fungi.

Which the beetle introduces into the tunnels for the larvae to feed on.

 

 

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These are generically called ambrosia beetles over here. They have never done serious damage to any living tree I know of, but I've been outbid on two projects by a firm that sells a treatment for the insects along with pruning.

Just a competitive edge to hype the risk of igglies doing dastardlies, imo. Do these beetles damage your oaks to the point that you act to lessen their activity? This firm sold prophylactic treatments--chemicals and money wasted?

Sixpence if you guess the company...

[David Humphries]

These are generically called ambrosia beetles over here. They have never done serious damage to any living tree I know of, but I've been outbid on two projects by a firm that sells a treatment for the insects along with pruning.

Just a competitive edge to hype the risk of igglies doing dastardlies, imo. Do these beetles damage your oaks to the point that you act to lessen their activity?

 

If it was galleries of the oak pinhole borer then its considered not to be a wood feeder, they just bore to breed, so not responsible for tree decline/death.

 

Reportedly on the increase due to the growing number of oaks suffering acute oak decline here in the UK

 

 

Forestry Commission - Planting and Managing Woods - Plant Health Current Issues

 

http://www.forestry.gov.uk/pdf/fr_advice_note_oak_pinhole_borer.pdf/$FILE/fr_advice_note_oak_pinhole_borer.pdf

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[Le Sanglier]

Thousands of these monsters in my chip pile, I found the adults so no mystery really but somebody might have some fun looking them up

[Adam Bourne]

Is it a green fruit beetle??

 

 

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[Le Sanglier]

Is it a green fruit beetle??

 

 

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no, just think, tons and tons of rotting warm wet woodchip, what's going to love that.

[Adam Bourne]

Stag or rhinoceros beetle?😄

 

 

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[Le Sanglier]

Well close enough I guess, I think it's a lesser stag beetle. Well, confident actually!

[Adam Bourne]

Cool good photo by the way mate

 

 

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[David Humphries]

An interesting looking bug on the Landy wheel this morning, took a while to track it down but fairly certain that it's one of the 'burying beetles' (which bury dead mice and small birds for their larvae to feed on) - Nicrophorus vespillo

 

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[Adam Bourne]

Spot on David, orange banded sexton to be exact but yeah a burying beetle defiantly