The zones in which all of the known host plants of the Asian longhorned beetle (ALB) have to be taken in Miesbach, grow in the direction of the South-East and North-West.

Miesbach – which has already announced that it is now official: The zones in which all of the known host plants of the Asian longhorned beetle (ALB) have to be taken in Miesbach, grow in the direction of the South-East and North-West. The state research center for agriculture (LfL), which directs the fight against the dangerous pest reports.

The news had emerged. As reported, had discovered the LfL while the already carried out around eight weeks of Precipitation in the city of the ALB in several trees, whose infection was previously unknown to her. Some of the trees were in the interior of the Fällzone, which is why these have left the findings unchanged. Two trees grew close to the edges. They condemned more trees and shrubs for removal.

In the North-West, this has already happened. Because the magnification of the Fällzone where it meets the public reason has taken the LfL, the trees, in consultation with the city during the previous Felling. In the Southeast, the extension of ten relates to private land. Here, the withdrawals are still pending. The LfL-tunes currently with the owners of the process.

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Monitoring

in addition, a surprising message: The LfL planted currently with the support of the building yard, which amounts in Miesbach 30 maple trees – the favorite home of the ALB. According to generally available, this may be during the four-year quarantine after the last detection of the beetle actually is not settled. Many maples, the LfL just as a preventive measure.

With the new trees, the authority is not in breach of, nevertheless, against their own: they are all as trap trees part of the Monitoring plan. Without you may be remaining ALB would have to spread-post-Hatch larvae on trees and shrubs outside the Fällzone, because within this, all host trees of the pest were taken. This would cause further Precipitation. The trap trees are used to prevent, by offering the beetle within the Fällzone a home. The LfL will check regularly for infestation, and at the latest next fall, remove and destroy them.

the Monitoring will be Complemented by around 50 pheromone traps were hung in the infested zone and the adjacent areas in the trees. Street signs mark already for months the borders of the quarantine zone.

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About event

The planned information event, the LfL wanted to give the current status of the ALB-fighting information not applicable due to Corona. The data from your free singer lab will publish in the Internet and over the home newspaper, as soon as they are available.

In the city hall, meanwhile, is related to Gerhard Kraus, his office. The diploma in horticulture engineer of the LfL, with its ALB-sniffing dog Louis for the settlement and open land area in Miesbach, responsible, and has previously worked in the ALB-infestation area in Neubiberg, Germany.

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