Foreign invaders infiltrate Britain’s ancient woodlands

Trees are coming under attack from beetles and moths that are infesting imported timberIn July 2013, a large, strangely shaped beetle emerged from the fabric of a wooden chair that had just been bought in the UK. The inch-long creature had developed inside the chair’s wooden frame before it ate its way to the surface and burst through the seat’s plastic covering – much to the alarm of its purchaser. Crucially, the furniture had been made in, and imported from, China.Analysis by