Beneficial or Harmful – What is Barklice?
Psocoptera commonly referred to as barklice, are small-brown insects often found webbing in trees. Surprisingly, bark-lice do not have a relation to parasitic lice. In fact, the actual meaning of Psocoptera, pronounced (Pso-COP-ter-a) means “winged insects that gnaw”. Difficult to spot with the human eye, bark lice live among one another and spin webs that can often have substantial coverage. Growing up to 10mm in...