Emerald ash borer detected for first time in the EU in Hungary and Slovakia
Authorities in Hungary and Slovakia have reported the first detection of the emerald ash borer in the European Union, raising concern over a pest that has already caused major ash-tree losses in North America and parts of Eastern Europe. The findings were announced on 16 July and involve separate detections in eastern Slovakia and in a forest area near Hungary's border with Ukraine. Officials say the discovery has triggered closer monitoring and additional trapping in Hungary.Slovakia's Agricultural Central Control and Testing Institute said 18 suspected emerald ash borers were found this month in the Streda nad Bodrogom district in the... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 16 Jul 2026 16:08 LONDON
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