Turkey: Threat of killer bee from China is growing day by day; appeared in another city

Published 2021년 10월 11일

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A harmful bee, nicknamed the 'gal bee' or 'killer bee', has been spotted in the Sinop province of Turkey, posing a threat to chestnut trees. First detected in the Marmara Region in 2014 and spread through the sale of chestnut saplings, this bee, originally from China, has prompted concerns among villagers and honey producers. Despite quarantine measures, the bee has spread from Düzce to Bartın, Kastamonu, and now Sinop. The Sinop Provincial Directorate of Agriculture and Forestry has confirmed the pest's presence and is investigating its spread, believing it may have been transmitted by flight rather than through the movement of saplings.

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The 'gal bee', nicknamed the "killer bee", which threatens the chestnut trees of the villagers and causes them to dry out, was also seen in Sinop after Düzce, Bartın and Kastamonu. The villagers, alarmed by the bee, seek help from the authorities. FIRST DETECTED IN YALOVA The harmful gall wasp, whose homeland is China, was first detected in Turkey in April 2014 in the Marmara Region (Yalova). Despite the quarantine measures, it was infected with the sale of chestnut saplings from this region to Aydın and İzmir in 2018. Then Düzce; It infected the provinces of Bartın and Kastamonu and was finally detected in Sinop by the control teams of the Provincial Directorate of Agriculture in 2021. FEAR ATTACKED THE PEASANTS The gall bee, which comes out in the summer and is known to lay eggs in a few days, has scared the villagers in the chestnut season. With the arrival of the season, citizens and chestnut honey producers who collect chestnut fruit were worried. It was requested to take ...

Source: Sondakika