Is There a Better Solution (Beyond Pesticides) for Invasive Insects?
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I live in a city that’s (for the most part) been pesticide-free for at least 20 years. Here, they have been used sparingly, only against highly invasive species like Japanese knotweed and Giant hogweed. Recently I learned that my city is now starting a spray program in an effort to eradicate the Japanese beetle (Popillia japonica). A species that has found its way out of a containment zone that has been in existence in the nearby City of Vancouver since 2017.
Is There a Better Solution (Beyond Pesticides) for Invasive Insects?
Is There a Better Solution (Beyond…
Is There a Better Solution (Beyond Pesticides) for Invasive Insects?
I live in a city that’s (for the most part) been pesticide-free for at least 20 years. Here, they have been used sparingly, only against highly invasive species like Japanese knotweed and Giant hogweed. Recently I learned that my city is now starting a spray program in an effort to eradicate the Japanese beetle (Popillia japonica). A species that has found its way out of a containment zone that has been in existence in the nearby City of Vancouver since 2017.