Great spruce bark beetle in Scotland



D. micans distribution map in Scotland - updated October 2024

D. micans distribution map in Scotland, from 2 October 2024.


Maintenance of a Pest Free Area

Information on the West of Scotland Pest Free Area for conifer bark beetles and the procedures that underpin it.

Information correct as at April 2023.

Please note that due to findings of the Ips cembrae bark beetle in the PFA, no phytosanitary certificates for export of conifer roundwood are currently being issued.


PFA Action Plan

Plan for the West of Scotland conifer bark beetle pest free area (February 2024).

Please note that due to findings of the Ips cembrae bark beetle in the PFA, no phytosanitary certificates for export of conifer roundwood are currently being issued.