Endotherapy
Endotherapy: what is it?
Endotherapy is a method which enables the defence of urban greenery from new and old forms of parasites, whether easy or difficult to treat, using highly technical solutions which guarantee:
- maximum efficiency - minimum dispersion of phytosanitary products in the environment
- provide safety for citizens – respect current regulations
- promote an integrated fight against disease – effective interventions – low environmental impact
Endotherapeutic techniques comprise injections to the tree trunk using systemic products which are transferred by the plant to the core’s xylem vessels, in an acropetal and basipetal direction.
This method is termed:
phytosanitary endotherapeutic injections (I.F.E.)
Endotherapy: advantages
- No insecticides dispersed in the environment – Promotes an integrated fight against disease
- Respects pollinators and auxiliary species – Environmental compatibility – Public opinion approval
- Specific dosage – Safe efficiency – Total protection of plant
- Long lasting – Not influenced by environmental or climactic conditions
Endotherapy: when is it indispensable?
- When dealing with difficult to control insects - For treatments close to homes
- In the vicinity of water or other risk areas – When the intervention programme (IPM) foresees low dosages
- When trees are very tall - To protect useful insects – During unfavourable seasons which render other interventions difficult
- In controlling unusual diseases |
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