A real bug-up

The attempt to rid Greek forests of the introduced bug that is great for beekeeping but slow death for the pine forests has been abandoned.

I posted in May that natural oils were to be used to try to get rid of Marchalina hellenica, but it seems a nasty pesticide was used that was both ineffective and harmful. The EU originaly helped fund the initiative to introduce the insect. Meddle at your peril!