The pine forest is prone to attack by the pine silkworm. There are few birds that are able to fight this pest in pine
The pine forest is prone to attack by the pine silkworm. There are few birds that are able to fight this pest in pine forests. What can people do to save the forest from pests? Give a short answer.
There are two methods of dealing with this pest:
Biological.
Chemical.
The first method is more costly and requires painstaking work, but the second, although more affordable, is less secure.
Biological control:
there are other animals that feed on larvae during the wintering period: hedgehogs and shrews.
It is also worth remembering that caterpillars die from diseases caused by Muscardines.
The most famous method of control is the cultivation of egg-eaters in the laboratory, which are placed in foci for further destruction of the eggs.
Chemical fight:
spraying infected forest areas with special insect repellents.