June 26, 2025|
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|5 months agoBasel Regions Implement Emergency Measures Against Japanese Beetles
Basel-City and Basel-Land impose lawn watering bans and green waste transport restrictions until September following first Japanese beetle sightings of the year.
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- Basel-City and Basel-Land have implemented lawn watering bans and green waste transport restrictions
- Japanese beetles have been spotted in Brüglinger Ebene, Rosenfeldpark, and Wenkenpark
- The measures will remain in effect until the end of September
By The Numbers
3
Number of confirmed beetle sighting locations
They Said
"The current ban on watering lawns in the defined infestation area is intended to make the green areas as unattractive as possible for the beetles to lay their eggs"