In short: University of Queensland researcher James Tweed stumbled upon a new species of longhorn beetle while camping in Lamington National Park in Queensland's Gold Coast hinterland. University of Queensland researcher James Tweed stumbled upon a new species of longhorn beetle while camping in Lamington National Park in Queensland's Gold Coast hinterland. The insect, which measures less a centimetre in …
Twenty Morton Bay fig trees will be removed from Perth's Kings Park after they became infested with a destructive beetle, which has been found in more than 80 suburbs across the city. Key points: Trees in Kings Park are being removed to stop the spread of the destructive shot-hole borer Plants can die within two years of infestation The beetle …