Ideal habitats for insects in old and hollow trees

Old, woody trees are ideal habitats for insects that depend on the presence of dead wood and specific tree microhabitats.

In the Life Rosalia project make an inventory of such trees and we will analyze how they influence the distribution of biological communities dependent on the presence of dead wood in the forests of the Putna Vrancea Natural Park.

News

• Tree veteranization – we use TOOLS instead of TIME!
• Creating 500 wood piles as microhabitats ready to be colonized
• Mounting the wood mould boxes for insects
• The first radiotelemetry monitoring of insects in Romania has begun
• From the life of saproxylic insects – winners
• 30 years of nature conservation through LIFE projects
• We installed wooden boxes filled with decaying plant material
• From the life of saproxylic insects – contest rules
• What does the ideal tree look like for saproxylic insects?
• We prepared the vegetable compost for the wooden boxes