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Ute Hoyer‐Tomiczek, employee of the BFW (Federal Research and Training Centre of
Forests, Natural Hazards and Landscape), and Gabriele Sauseng, free worker of the
BFW, are the dog handlers of Andor and Aline as well as of Jacky and Jolly, respectively.
During the three missions the dog handlers and their four dogs were accompanied and
guided by Matteo Maspero of the Minoprio Foundation and visited several infestation
sites of high interest due to the tree population and the infestation level in urban
surrounding and in more or less natural environments. Gardens and public parks in
Milano, Legnano, Parabiago and Assago, agricultural areas in the province of Brescia, at
Gussago and, Montichiari were the places of the dog detection work.
Andor capturing scent from an infested tree.
Andor, indicating an infested tree
Gabriele Sauseng giving a rewards to Jacky to
confirm that the scent was the right one!…