A beetle that lays eggs inside the bark of trees has killed six baobab trees in Oman for the first time. Urgent measures are needed to stop it spreading to Africa.
- Baobab Ecologist, University of the Witwatersrand
De nouvelles recherches montrent que sans les chauves-souris et les papillons de nuit, les arbres ne survivraient pas.
New research shows that baobab tree flowers have adapted to meet the needs of either bats or moths, and without these creatures, the trees will not survive.
Baobabs have been a source of food, fibre and medicine in Africa for centuries.
Baobab flowers have male and female parts but individual trees appear to be favouring one rather than the other. To keep tree populations healthy and fruitful, both types are needed.
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