Beetles

Legislation

• The Stag Beetle is included within schedule 5 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (WCA) and is therefore protected by English law.
• DETR - Wildlife Crime - A guide to the WCA and legislation affecting wildlife in the UK.

Web Sites

• JNCC DETR feature page for Stag Beetle.
• Peoples Trust for Endangered Species feature page for Stag Beetle.
• London Wildlife Trust   feature page for Stag Beetle.
• Forestry Commission - Beetle threat    Press Release, Asian Longhorn Beetle.
• UIUC - Asian Longhorn Beetle-Photos

Journal Extracts (see AIE Abbreviations for abbreviations and links)

• Scolytus multistriatus beetle on Chinese Elm.   JA - Vol:24 -  No:6 - Nov 1998 
• Stag Beetle.    AAN - Issue 98 - April 1998        
• Japanese Beetle - feeding preference.   JA - Vol:25 -  No:3 - May 1999
• Japanese Beetle - mass trapping of.   JA - Vol:24 -  No:6 - Nov 1998        

Nature Conservation Agencies

• Nature Conservation Agency for England - English Nature
• Nature Conservation Agency for Wales - Countryside Council for Wales
• Nature Conservation Agency for Scotland - Scottish Natural Heritage

• Link back to Subject Index

Information Sources: C Skellern.

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