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Alternative control measures against the oak processionary moth

Blue tit on a blooming forsythia (symbolic image: Frauke Riether)

As an alternative biological control method against the oak processionary moth (EPS, Thaumetopoea processionea), the Center for Forest and Timber Management in North Rhine-Westphalia is investigating the suitability of tits as predators of the EPS caterpillars and the use of a biotechnical process with sex attractants.

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Source: Forest and Wood NRW

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