The government is using drone and sniffer dogs to fight back against a beetle which is threatening to destroy trees across the UK after wreaking havoc in Europe.
The spruce bark beetle, also known as Ips Typographus, is just 5mm long and feeds on conifer trees, a move which has left forests across the continent devastated. The species was first detected in the UK in 2018 after being carried across the English Channel by winds.
