Germany: High level of bark beetle damage expected

Catch numbers from bark beetle monitoring in Baden-Württemberg reached new highs at the beginning of April. “With four-digit catch numbers at this time, new records were achieved in the southwest,” said Dr. Markus Kautz, head of the bark beetle department at the Baden-Württemberg Forestry Experimental and Research Institute (FVA). He is observing how the bark beetles are spreading in Rhineland-Palatinate and Baden-Württemberg. According to him, controls remain important for foresters and private forest owners . The bark beetle was active more early and intensively than ever before. “From 20 degrees Celsius ...