Asian longhorn beetle

[Warren Stirling]

It was only a matter of time I think but larvae has been found in Paddock Wood Kent, keep your eyes peeled as this poses a serious threat to broadleaf trees.

[farmer rod]

It was only a matter of time I think but larvae has been found in Paddock Wood Kent, keep your eyes peeled as this poses a serious threat to broadleaf trees.

 

what are we looking for?

[dent]

Redirect Notice

 

 

this is the creature your looking for however you are more likely to spot the boar holes it produces these are around the size of a £1 coin and can reach over half a meter into the tree there is a warning on forestry commisions and defras websites

[Warren Stirling]

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

 

Everything you need to know here I think

[Ian C]

thanks for posting, v interesting:thumbup1:

[Adam Bourne]

i see a slight bit on this in the tv programme on customs, they were opening all the containers looking for these....they then went on to show how devastating there affects can be ......not pretty.....

 

 

nice post will read the above links at tea time.....

[Gollum]

Thanks for posting,

Do you know where in Paddock wood,

Is that your area,

[Warren Stirling]

Thanks for posting,

Do you know where in Paddock wood,

Is that your area,

 

Yes its about 5 miles from where I live, apparently next to the hop farm where the War and Peace show is on the A228 at Beltring. Apparently all stakeholders have been informed and asked for help in detecting the beetle, hope that Food and Environmental Resarch Agency manage to get across how serious this is. If they found one tree with larvae theres bound to be more.

[Gollum]

Transfesa end.

Hope they control it.

Big bonfire should cure it.

[Warren Stirling]

A big bonfire would cure a lot of things in that area. Yes the transfesa side of paddock wood, just a bit worrying that the beetle they found in 2009 there was obvoiusly not alone! As I have heard it takes two to make babies.