Bark beetles damage Limbaži's main Christmas tree, which will have to be felled
Bark beetles have damaged the main Christmas tree on Baumaņu Kārļa Square in the Latvian town of Limbaži. The local municipality says the tree will have to be cut down.
In Limbaži, a town in northern Latvia, spruce bark beetles (known as typographer beetles) have damaged the town's main Christmas tree. The tree grows on Baumaņu Kārļa Square and will have to be cut down, the Limbaži municipality reported.
Typographer bark beetles are pests that harm coniferous trees. In this case, the affected tree is the one that serves as the town's principal festive tree.
The source does not say when the tree will be felled, how it will be replaced, or how this will affect holiday decorations in the town. It also does not say whether other trees have been affected.
