Use management strategies to decrease forest susceptibility to spruce bark beetle
A mix of management strategies reduces the forest's susceptibility to spruce bark beetle attacks, according to a new study from Teresa López-Andújar Fustel at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU). Foto: Mona Bonta Bergman/Viktor Wrange.
There is a lack of both effective tools and significant efforts to stop the spread of the fungus-like tree disease Phytophthora. That is the conclusion drawn by
Noelia López–García in her doctoral thesis. Photo: Torbjörn Esping
SLU researchers discussed the future of plant protection
To increase cooperation between SLU's researchers in the field of forest damage and plant protection, the SLU Plant Protection Network and the SLU Forest Damage Centre arranged a network meeting in Umeå. Photo: Theres Svensson
New spectral features constructed from green light to early identify bark beetle-infested trees
A new groundbreaking technique using hyperspectral drone images now enables detection of the majority of trees infested by European spruce bark beetles before the new generation beetles leave the trunk. The technique is developed using hyperspectral drone imagery but aims to be applied by simpler sensors and applied for large-area monitoring. Photo: Geodatacentralen (FGI)
