Uppsala's insect enthusiasts are no worse than the county's bird watchers. If an unexpected beetle emerges, the phones will be warm.

Anders Lindström, entomologist SVA.

- We have a sms thread with insect enthusiasts so everyone got there quickly. It has been targeted in northern Småland as the northernmost previously so now it makes a real hope, says Anders Lindström at the National Veterinary Institute, SVA.

Will not stay

On some newly planted birch plants adjacent to Råbyvägen it has been found now and the theory is that it has come with them. But it is not believed.

- It has asparagus as a kind of host plant and needs to find a cultivation. It is possible that it can find any colonial lot at best but probably not, says Anders Lindström.

Many insect enthusiasts came to the site. Photo: Anders Lindström

Disa Eklöf in full swing by snapping a picture on the bag. Photo: Rasmus Elleby

Asparagus beetle can cause damage to plants. But really only on asparagus.

- If you have no cultivation there is no cause for concern, says Anders Lindström.

Photo: Anders Lindström