Ash dieback
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 5:25 pm
This Ash dieback disease looks worrying, but can anyone comment on the possible impact on butterflies? The one that came to my mind was White-letter Hairstreaks which seem to like congregating around ash (and they've alread suffered the loss of elm trees). I don't know if they *depend* on ash though?
Are there any other butterfly species that depend directly or indirectly on ash? Any moths?
The BBC keeps saying it's killed 90% of ash trees in Denmark, but what of other countries?
Are there any other butterfly species that depend directly or indirectly on ash? Any moths?
The BBC keeps saying it's killed 90% of ash trees in Denmark, but what of other countries?