AGI - The Mostra d'Oltremare di Napoli is the scene of the first experimentation in the world of release of the beetle Thalassa montezumae, natural predator of the turtle cochineal of the pine, to counter the invasive insect that in recent years has caused the death of thousands of pines in Campania, Italy and in different areas of the Mediterranean. In fact, about 100 specimens of the beetle have been released on 15 pines and 15 ornamental esse…
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AGI - The Mostra d'Oltremare di Napoli is the scene of the first experimentation in the world of release of the beetle Thalassa montezumae, natural predator of the turtle cochineal of the pine, to counter the invasive insect that in recent years has caused the death of thousands of pines in Campania, Italy and in different areas of the Mediterranean. In fact, about 100 specimens of the beetle have been released on 15 pines and 15 ornamental esse…