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Bavarian Forest National Park: Continued dispute over the bark beetle – Bavaria
The dispute over bark beetle control in the Bavarian Forest National Park is officially over. But Forestry Minister Michaela Kaniber (CSU) and the head of the State Association for Bird…
What you need to know about bark beetles, these pest insects that the State wants to eradicate
It is not just fires that are ravaging our forests and especially our spruce trees. There is in fact another threat, silent and less spectacular but just as devastating: bark…
Bark beetle alarm in Bavaria’s forests – Bavaria
The tone is scientifically cautious, but the message is highly alarming: “The high temperatures meant that the spruce bark beetles could no longer stand under the bark and began to…
Bavarian Forest National Park: The dispute over the bark beetle is becoming more heated – Bavaria
Economics and Hunting Minister Hubert Aiwanger (Free Voters) has welcomed the Bavarian Forest National Park’s plans to remove two areas from the protected area’s natural zone in order to enable…
Bavarian state forests are preparing to combat the bark beetle – Bavaria
Frost-free nights and temperatures above 16 degrees – these are the conditions in which the bark beetles swarm. The Bavarian State Forests are therefore preparing to prevent the animals from…
"Shared Landscapes" – Berlin Festival: Theater between tree and bark
In “Shared Landscapes”, the Berliner Festspiele lead their audience through a Brandenburg forest for seven hours. An excursion with mosquitoes and antics. source site
Bavarian Forest: With the helicopter against the bark beetle – Bavaria
In the Bavarian Forest National Park, transport helicopters are to help combat bark beetle infestation. As the national park administration reported on Monday, a specialist company from Switzerland is expected…
Pests: Next big bark beetle wave threatens in German forests
pests Next big bark beetle wave threatens in German forests Tree trunks in Baden-Württemberg are irrigated to prevent the bark beetle from spreading. photo © Philipp von Ditfurth/dpa The bark…
Bavaria: Bark beetles are multiplying again in large numbers – Bavaria
The bark beetle is multiplying again in large numbers in many places in Bavaria. The cool and wet spring did not bring relief as hoped, said Andreas Hahn, responsible for…
Bavaria’s forests are threatened with many bark beetles for a year – Bavaria
After the mild winter, Bavaria’s Minister of Forestry, Michaela Kaniber, expects the bark beetle to spread across the country again this year. “We expect the first swarm flight from mid-April.…