The pest insect has reached almost all the plants. Natural predators will become active
Rho – In Rho, but throughout the Rhodes area, also in‘WWF Oasis of Bareggio and Pregnana Milanese, as well as Vanzago and Pogliano, new outbreaks have been identified in recent days Takahashia japonica, insect of oriental origin, belonging to the Coccidae family. In April the Municipality of Rho asked a specialized company to intervene immediately on two outbreaks in via Cadorna and via Leopardi, to carry out the mechanical removal and destruction of the branches covered by the insects. Now the Ecology Office is tackling some new outbreaks with innovative methods while its presence is reported by the appropriate office of the Lombardy Region along the entire via Achille Grandi (in the area of the Rho Fiera underground and train station). In particular the insect attacks Morus alba, Morus nigra and Liquidambar styraciflua as well as hackberry, hornbeam and maples.
A study conducted by the LEAA (Agroblu applied entomology laboratory) and Verdeblu Srl in collaboration with the University of Milan aims to use antagonistic predators of the Coccidae. The duration of the study will be five months, in which two launches will be carried out for each plant according to the data collected during the monitoring phase. Plants treated with antagonistic predators will be made visible by specific signs.
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