Alarm for farmers! Reed glass wing zikade threatens potato harvest in Bavaria!

Alarm for farmers! Reed glass wing zikade threatens potato harvest in Bavaria!

The reed glass-wing cubes, a tiny insect of less than one centimeter, spreads rapidly and threatens to massively endanger the potato harvest in Germany. Farmers have to prepare for harvest losses of over 50 percent, and in some regions the complete harvest could be lost. According to reports from the specialist magazine "Agrarheute", 8,000 hectares of cultivation area were reported as a total loss last year. Bavaria, in particular the area around Würzburg, as well as Rhineland-Palatinate and parts of Saxony-Anhalt, are particularly affected

The worrying thing about this development is that there are no effective fighting agents against the reed glass flexor cinge. The insects spread at a speed of 30 kilometers per year and have already affected other plant species such as onions and carrots. In view of the continuing climate changes and the associated weakening of their plants, farmers are in great concern, since the cicada populations thrive while the plants become more susceptible. You can find more information on this topic in a current article on www.morgenpost.de .