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Sniffing out an invasive threat: Trained dogs join hunt for flatworms

The 2025 growing season is marked by a feverish hunt for the slug on nurseries and retail gardens. An invasive leaf-eating slug from South America must be stopped – the mistake made when the Spanish slug arrived in Sweden must not be repeated.

Sniffing out an invasive threat: Trained dogs join hunt for flatworms

Dogs Trained to Detect Diseased Apple Trees

A sneaky fungal disease can destroy apple trees and in the worst case, wipe out an entire orchard. But dogs have shown themselves to be able to track the devastating infection.

Dogs Trained to Detect Diseased Apple Trees