Turkey: Threat of killer bee from China is growing day by day; appeared in another city
Chestnut Kernel
China
Turkiye
Published Oct 12, 2021
Tridge summary
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 the Marmara Region (Yalova) in April 2014 in Turkey. Despite the quarantine measures, it was infected with the sale of chestnut saplings from this region to Aydın and İzmir in 2018.
Original content
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 ...
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