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

• We have begun the evaluation, monitoring and pheromone feeding stage of the project
• Favorable Substrate for the Development of the Target Species – Osmoderma eremita
• Inter-school Drawing Contest „Beetles and Trees”
• Discussions with students about good solutions for forest conservation
• „The Hermit Beetle” on PRO TV Romania
• Telemetry study for Osmoderma hermita
• 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