| This is an extremely small bark beetle which
is found underneath the bark of Elm. The distinctive
galleries of Scolytus multistriatus remain
evident many years after the beetle and it's resulting
offspring have died, and such galleries mark virtually
every single Elm stump and branch left in
Nottinghamshire. This dead female, still in the gallery,
died after having laid her eggs. Females can often be
found in such situ, but identification of this group is
difficult. The photographs shown here, were all found on
the old Elm stump in our own garden at Market Warsop,
taken in March 2010. |
