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Richard Higgins
27 April 2024
Nematodes sprayed to save trees
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Next year could see drones being used for the first time to drop microscopic worms on trees, to protect them from harmful insects. The worms, or nematodes, are natural predators of damaging insects and the forest industry is developing ways of controlling pests as pesticides it currently relies on are phased out. Without pesticides 40-100% of forest trees could die out, which could prove devastating to the forest industry. Oak processionary moths, pine weevils are two that are mentioned herein.
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Roger Moore explains how 40-100% of transplanted trees can die from parasitic bugs so we spray them from drones with Nematodes.