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shot hole borer beetle

Tree replanting starts in Cape Town’s Newlands after devastating beetle infestation

Our Burning Planet

Tree replanting starts in Cape Town’s Newlands after devastating beetle infestation

By Kristin Engel

Boring to death: Meet the rampant beetle posing a huge threat to historic Cape trees

South Africa

Boring to death: Meet the rampant beetle posing a huge threat to historic Cape trees

By Rebecca Pitt