Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 17 January 2024
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Threat of Bark Beetles to Plantations: Discussion
Ms Geraldine O'Sullivan:
The eight-toothed one has only been noted since 2018. It is a secondary beetle that lives on dead wood and it is only when it gets to a massive concentration that it has an effect. We have more of an opportunity to manage the eight-toothed beetle from a biosecurity perspective than we do with the European spruce bark beetle.