Voracious yew beetle gnaws sustainable neighborhood completely bare | Inland

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The hedge privet of Menze Jan Buitenhuis is completely destroyed.

The hedge privet of Menze Jan Buitenhuis is completely destroyed.

RIJSWIJK – One of the most sustainable districts in the country, Rijswijk Buiten, is infested by the yew beetle, which is eating the hedges along the streets at breakneck speed. Residents, who have a maintenance obligation, fear that the green face of the neighborhood built in 2017 will disappear due to the plague. “It’s like someone lashed out with a hole punch.”

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