Swiss canton fights spread of Japanese beetle
The invasive Japanese beetle has been discovered in Valais, southwestern Switzerland. The canton now wants to stop the spread of the voracious plant pest. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Twenty specimens of the Japanese beetle were detected in the Rhone plain in Valais between the end of July and mid-September 2024 in the municipalities of Raron, Visp, Lalden, Brig-Glis, Naters, Ried-Brig and Termen, canton Valais said on Friday. Residents also found a single specimen in a house in Sierre. Читать дальше...