However, the remaining 1% of the trees proved somewhat resistant to the scale insects, and efforts by Bermuda's Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Parks to propagate scale-resistant plants throughout Bermuda have helped in protecting the trees from extinction.
The remaining 1% of trees that were resistant to scale insects, along with efforts by Bermuda's Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Parks to propagate scale-resistant plants throughout the island, have helped protect the trees from extinction.