Cremona Patent Boosts Eco-Friendly Tree Care in Brescia and Bergamo
One might think they are witnessing an unusual sight in seeing 7 large lime trees with a plastic bag hanging from them, typically used for intravenous infusions on sick people. Then, following some tubes with droppers, it becomes clear that these tubes are inserted into the trunk of the tree at a height of about one meter from the ground. Curiosity and wonder ensue.
Then comes the inevitable question: what’s happening? “Nothing unusual,” reply some people watching the series of trees in front of the Tenesi restaurant in Manerba del Garda. “We are simply caring for the plant, feeding it, and protecting it from possible attacks by airborne transmissible diseases.”
No more spraying with dangerous nebulizations for humans. No more attacks by processionary moths, no more aphids or other fungal infestations.
Proposing this method is a Cremona-based company, exclusive for Brescia and Bergamo, which holds a “U.S./Europe patent” related to endotherapy treatment with passive natural absorption on tall ornamental greenery such as plane trees, maples, lindens, poplars, etc.
The patented method
This is a U.S. patent, although developed in Italy thanks to the research of Bruno Corradi from Fidenza (Parma). The method bears the name of its inventor, “Corradi”, and after being tested and applied for several years, it has achieved promising results for pest control against “Corythuca ciliata” on plane trees, “Canephora obridella” on horse chestnuts, and other parasitic forms.
According to Corradi himself, the inventor present in Manerba, “it significantly reduces risks to human health by allowing targeted treatments that do not pollute the surrounding environment. It is a selective system that affects only insects feeding on the plant, working in a closed cycle with a product that migrates with the ascending lymphatic current, thus avoiding potential contamination of underground and surface waters”.
Currently, the “Aria”, the Agency for the Reduction of Environmental Impact, is conducting an informational campaign directed at all public administrations, municipalities, and entities, aiming to promote this method and, above all, demonstrate its validity through practical tests. Each application, one per tree, without any “retreats” over time, lasts about half an hour and the cost can vary roughly from 50 to one hundred thousand lire per tree.