And a very well attended technical seminar on innovation in agriculture where we shared @LIFEprogramme #laserfence with staff, Ph.Ds and agronomy master students. Thank you @ETSIASevilla for hosting! pic.twitter.com/Mc0kYdDWII
— Volterra Ecosystems (@Volterra_ecosys) March 21, 2019
Kickoff of technical seminars in Sevilla area, first with farmers and technicians at Qabtur Agroquimicos in Isla Mayor @LIFEprogramme #laserfence Thanks to partner Grupo Camacho for organising! pic.twitter.com/Vibue3NzTW
— Volterra Ecosystems (@Volterra_ecosys) March 20, 2019
In the farm of Cucanoche, most of the trials have been directed to test the operation of the autonomic laser system over mammals, especially rabbits.
The rabbits are small mammals that in some places of our peninsula can get to be considered like plagues, creating devastating damages in the cultures, and consequently, bringing numbers and numerous economic losses.
Unfortunately, until now we have not obtained reliable information that indicates a positive response from these small mammals to the application of this system. Even so, the trials will continue the next months to work with different amounts of ambient light and different moments in the life cycles of these animals.
The rice fields of Isla Mayor in Seville are one of the most important ecosystems of the province due to the large number of avian species that populate the area.
During the months of June, July and August the trials have been done with the manual laser over different bird species in order to verify and demonstrate the operation of this system on this type of animals. These tests began in mid-June and will extend till the culmination of the rice cultivation cycle.
The results have been really positive in terms of eliminating birds from the plots.
The tests indicate that factors such as the age of the animals, the time of day or the time of the breeding cycle in which they were have a direct influence on the type of the reaction obtained.
