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Spotta - Solution for Forest Pests
Forest Pests: 24/7 Monitoring of Pine Weevils. Protect young saplings from weevil damage; The large pine weevil (Hylobius abietis) is a leading cause of tree mortality in Europe. A key challenge is knowing where the population is greatest in real-time across thousands of hectares. Spotta’s 24/7 monitoring solves this while reducing the labour required.
- High tree mortality
- Cost of replacing trees
- Excessive time spent monitoring weevils
- High pesticide use
Early detection of this pest is key to effective management, but current monitoring methods are highly manual and often rely on inspection to assess damage, before control measures can be implemented
- Track weevil emergence in real time
- Take action sooner and more precisely
- Improve tree survival
Spotta’s system has been proven to be 8x more sensitive and require significantly less labour than current monitoring practices (billet monitoring). The system is cost-effective, robust to outdoor conditions and requires minimal servicing only once per year