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Invasive Insects to Be Detected at Border Gates Thanks to BARU’s Research

Yayın Tarihi : 19/07/2025

With a pioneering study conducted for the first time in Türkiye by Prof. Dr. Yafes Yıldız from Bartın University (BARU) and his PhD student, detector dogs will be employed in detecting invasive insect species.

Continuing to contribute to the agricultural future of both the region and the country with its innovative research, Bartın University is carrying out a doctoral dissertation under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Yafes Yıldız at the Faculty of Forestry, Department of Forest Engineering. The dissertation, prepared by PhD student Ertan Albas, aims to utilize detector dogs for the identification of invasive insect species frequently found in agricultural areas.

Within the scope of the study, the citrus longhorned beetle (Anoplophora chinensis), which was first detected in Türkiye in 2014 in the provinces of İstanbul and Bartın, was collected from hazelnut fields under the authority of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and subjected to tests. In the first phase of the experiment, detector dogs with superior olfactory abilities were trained and tested.

The training, consisting of two stages—teaching the target odor and differentiating it from other scents—resulted in the dogs being able to recognize the odor within as little as 10 seconds. If the field stage also yields positive results, the use of detector dogs in “Plant Quarantine” inspections at border gates will be facilitated.

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