Beijing Park Offers Tickets in Exchange for 120,000 Invasive Moth Larvae
A Beijing park has launched a contest that rewards visitors with park tickets for collecting fall webworm larvae, an invasive moth species. In the first three days of the competition, participants caught an estimated 120,000 larvae. Prizes are awarded for the heaviest daily hauls. The initiative recruits the public in an effort to control the spread of the invasive moth.
Key facts
- A Beijing park is running a contest against invasive fall webworm moths.
- Visitors are awarded park tickets for collecting the larvae.
- An estimated 120,000 fall webworm larvae were caught in the first three days.
- Prizes go to the heaviest daily hauls.
- The contest recruits park visitors to combat the invasive species.
Entities
Locations
- Beijing
- China