Protecting the Chestnut Tree: A Story of Resilience and Conservation

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Discover the world of chestnut trees and the challenges they face from the small butterfly Cameraria ohridella. Learn about the tree's properties, the butterfly's impact, and efforts to save the chestnut tree. Explore fascinating facts and images related to this ecosystem. Join the mission to protect and preserve these majestic trees for future generations.

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Chestnut: -kind of a tree -poisonous plant -some of its species are used in medicine -sometimes it is used as decorative plants -its tree fruit is chestnut

Who attacks our chestnut trees? It is a small butterfly(Cameraria ohridella)!It attacks chestnut trees everywhere.When it attacks this tree, leaves fade and fall on the ground. Trees try to regain their lost balance and bloom again in autumn. In our climatic conditions trees have no chance of producing fruits.What's more, subsequent flowering weakens the trees.

Interesting facts about these pests -The pupae of this butterfly can survive in winter conditions -The first adults of this species appear at the end of April -The butterfly first appeared in Macedonia in 1985 -Adults lay eggs one at a time along the main innervation of the leaves. The first-stage larvae bite into the leafs. This creates insect s feeding grounds, called mines, that reach 3-4 cm in length.