Protection of Chestnut Trees from Moths: Kyiv City Council Petition Has Earned Required Voices

The petition for systematic protection of the capital's chestnut trees from the mining moth using microinjections has gathered the required 6 votes. It will now be considered by officials. This is reported by Hlabkom, citing the petition text on the Kyiv City Hall website.

The corresponding appeal was registered by Oleksii Pavlenko. He noted that the chestnut is one of the symbols of the capital and is depicted on Kyiv's official coat of arms. But now the trees suffer from the chestnut mining moth and fungal infections. As a result, they may yellow and lose leaves as early as mid-summer.

The chestnuts can be saved with microinjection technology (trunk vaccination). The preparation protects the tree for two to three years, eliminating the pest from inside the crown without harming the environment and city residents.

The petition author urged the city authorities to develop a separate program to protect chestnut trees, provide funding for it from the city budget, and begin a large-scale spring treatment of trees on the most affected historic and central streets of the capital.

Earlier it was reported that the Department of Environmental Protection and Adaptation to Climate Change of the KMDA is working on a comprehensive approach to preserving chestnut plantings in the capital. It involves assessing the condition of trees and soils, moisture conditions, pest spread, and the effectiveness of various protection and care methods.

Incidentally, a petition on the Kyiv City Hall site calling for the recreation of the sculptural fountain 'Elephant' in Khreshchatyk Park in the capital has gained the necessary number of votes for consideration. The petition was submitted 16 in June and as of 3 August it had gained the votes needed for consideration 6.