SERCUL Community Forum

Thursday 8th August 2024
Time: 9.45am for a 10.00am start to 12.00 noon
Venue: Piney Lakes Environmental Education Centre, 555 Leach Highway, Winthrop
RSVP: amykrupa@sercul.org.au by 5th August 2024 for catering purposes

Guest Speaker – Small beetle, big problem!
Polyphagous shot-hole borer (PSHB) is a wood-boring invasive beetle that excavates tunnels in the trunks and branches of trees. PSHB introduces a Fusarium fungus into these tunnels which it cultivates as a food source. In susceptible species, this fungus causes dieback and tree death.
This presentation will cover aspects of the beetle including its biology, lifecycle, potential impacts, which trees are at risk, the signs and symptoms to look for and what the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) is doing to stop the spread of this nasty pest.