Overview
- An Agriculture Ministry order details state coverage of direct eradication costs, including felling, grinding, transport, treatment and operational surcharges for trees with a diameter of at least 12.5 cm.
- Indemnities are set at about €400 per tree for owners in zones with 20 or more sensitive trees, €3,000 per contaminated tree for owners with fewer than 20, and up to €4,000 for large park or garden trees.
- Prefectural measures at Seignosse require cutting all resinous trees within a 500‑meter focus area, with operations running to February 15, 2026, and restrict cutting and pruning within 20 kilometers, followed by four years of reinforced surveillance.
- The nematode multiplies rapidly inside pines, blocks sap flow and can kill trees, and experts warn that the Landes’ 800,000–900,000 hectares of largely monospecific maritime pine and high beetle vector density heighten spread risks.
- The forestry sector counts more than 30,000 jobs in the Landes de Gascogne massif, and industry groups estimate losses in the several tens of millions of euros as eradication proceeds after the November 3 detection.