Safe haven for tansy beetle to be created (From York Press)
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Safe haven for tansy beetle to be created
8:34am Friday 25th November 2011 in Eco info
Tansy beetle
PLANS to create a safe haven for a nationally endangered beetle have been launched by a York college.
Staff at Askham Bryan College are working on a project to create a safe home for the rare tansy beetle.
The beetle is only found on a 26-mile (41km) stretch of the River Ouse between York and Selby, but is at risk from summer flooding.
The college is planting tansy plants and will introduce beetles to the area next year. The Tansy Beetle Action Group (TBAG) approached the college to see if a tansy “ark” could be created away from the river as a safeguard.
