Turkey: The danger is growing in the killer gall bee, 1,020 terminator insects were released into the nature in Zonguldak
Chestnut Kernel
Turkiye
Published May 19, 2022
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The danger is growing in the killer gall bee, 1,020 terminator insects were released into nature in Zonguldak The great danger awaiting the Aegean Region ZONGULDAK - Within the framework of the fight against the rapidly spreading gall bee, which is seen in the chestnut forests of Zonguldak, the insect "Torymus sinensis", known as the terminator insect, has been released into the nature. Bartın Faculty of Forestry Lecturer Assoc. Dr. Yafes Yıldız said, "As in all of Turkey, the spread continues rapidly in the Aegean Region.
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It is a troublesome process, but our intense work continues." The Zonguldak Forestry Management Directorate took action to combat the chestnut gall wasp pest, which was seen in Zonguldak forests last year and harmed the chestnut forests. In this context, 'torymus sinensis' adults, which is a biological method with proven effectiveness in pest control, were produced in the laboratory. In the first place, the insect called "terminator insect" was released into the nature by Zonguldak Governor Mustafa Tutulmaz and Zonguldak Regional Director of Forestry Faruk Bayraktaroğlu in order to prevent the increase of chestnut gall bee and its negative effects. Zonguldak Governor Mustafa Tutulmaz, Bartın Faculty of Forestry Faculty Member Assoc. Dr. By Yafes Yıldız, the Regional Directorate and the relevant technical staff of the Zonguldak Provincial Directorate of Agriculture and Forestry, 1,020 insects were released into the nature. "Zonguldak Regional Director of Forestry, Faruk ...
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