| This tiny beetle (1.6mm - 2.5mm) is more
often known as the Beech Bark Beetle. Despite such a
small size, Taphrorychus bicolor can be a
serious pest of Beech, boring into the bark and causing
damage. In the UK, it is more or less restricted to
southern counties, but isolated populations occur much
further north. In Nottinghamshire, it has been recorded
at Clumber Park and Carburton, but we found this beetle
to be present in the bark of a large section of Beech,
which had fallen near Cuckney in May 2015. |
