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Heather BEETLE - larva

Heather BEETLE - larva (Lochmaea suturalis). Location: Scotland, UK. Damages native Heather in Scotland. A periodic pest which destroys heather by ring barking the plant. Recent mild, wet winters and summers have increased the severity of their predation which leaves the plants looking brown in August and then grey over the winter

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© Steve Hopkin / www.ardea.com
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