Miloš Juha, Director of the Boubín Forestry Plant: bark beetle can be controlled
When Miloš Juha joined the Boubín Forestry Plant, the annual harvest of bark beetle infested timber reached 213 thousand cubic metres. Thanks to preventive measures and modern technologies, the volume of bark beetle wood dropped by 95 %. When infested trees are detected in time, they can be harvested and sold at a standard price. The Boubín forestry plant is therefore one of the most profitable in the country and boasts healthy forests with natural regeneration exceeding...