A tiny beetle is killing SA’s trees, and it is doing so at speed

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The beetle has infested pecan nut orchards in the Northern Cape, and SA’s avocado industry is monitoring for a potential outbreak. Macadamias, peaches and grapevines may also be affected, according to the department of agriculture, forestry and fisheries.

The female beetle burrows into trees and leaves fungus in the tunnel for her offspring which contains a pathogen that blocks the circulation of the tree. Some trees, planes particularly, become reproductive hosts, or breeding grounds, and the fungus is always lethal for the English oaks, Chinese and Japanese maples and box elders.Tree-lined avenues

The city has countless parks, and residents in wealthy suburbs own relatively large properties, which has created a thriving cottage industry of gardeners, tree fellers and tree surgeons.

 

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