The University of Oviedo investigates on the birds of the apple orchards
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The project, which has obtained a grant from BBVA, will identify the species of insects and plants that the birds that protect the pests eat in the apple orchards
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Around the apple orchards grow bushes, wild hedges, and also adjoin native forests, where there are many species of trees and shrubs with fleshy fruits. These apple farms have a very diverse bird community, the great majority insectivorous that feeds on apple pests (for example, aphids and caterpillars of the apple). “We know that there are many species of wild insectivorous birds that have a real role as protectors of the crop against pests,” says Daniel García, the principal investigator.
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These birds also feed on the fruits of the hedges, whose seeds defecate later and make the regeneration cycle of the plants work, besides encouraging the natural maintenance of these hedges, which, to close the circle, are a protective habitat for the birds. “They control pest and disperse seeds,” he adds. “We want to set up a network of interactions to know which birds eat what insects and which fruits of the hedges to later identify which species are more important for the two functions that are fed back,” explains Daniel García.
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‘Espalma la sidra’ celebrates its second edition this weekend
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More about Asturies Sidre Brut
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10:00 am: Sidre nel Tardíu Llaniscu
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Races de mazana DOP Sidre d'Asturies
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