The City has warned Capetonians about an invasive beetle after finding an infested tree in Newlands:
“We are extremely concerned about this latest sighting in Newlands as to date we have managed to contain the invasive Asian borer beetle in the Somerset West area with the assistance and cooperation of residents,” says Eddie Andrews, Deputy Mayor and Mayoral Committee Member for Spatial Planning and Environment.
Officials from the City’s Invasive Species Unit are assessing the extent of infestation and investigating the number of affected trees.The City is assisting the owner with the actions required post-discovery. The wood from the tree has to be chipped on site and carefully removed before being incinerated at another site, explains Andrews.
As well as infesting wood, the beetle can also spread through clothing, vehicle crevices or unclean horticultural equipment. The alien trees that have been infested include London plane trees, Liquidamber, Japanese maples, Chinese maples, pin oaks and English oaks, while the indigenous trees include the Coast Coral tree, Forest Bushwillow and the Cape willow.
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