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The different local and regional authorities are joining forces to address and combat the plague of red palm weevil is the population of palms thrive in the region and the municipality.

In this context work on Monday, January 23 Councilman Agriculture and Parks and Gardens, Miguel Gonzalez, moved to the Ministry of Agriculture to be part of a meeting between representatives of all 45 municipalities in the region of Murcia .

At the meeting, the main problem was located on the Mediterranean coast of Spain, France and Italy and highlighted three municipalities in the region that had not been free from weevil: Caravaca, Yecla and Moratalla.

The call addressed the need to educate and inform about the pest and how to combat it.

Weevil eradication there is no definitive method, but the set of measures should help alleviate the problem and prevent further spread.

To this end, the meeting agreed to form monitoring committee which will involve representatives from various municipalities that issue and issue information to all the guidelines to follow, such as: amount of product and often cures, determine disposal sites waste, either by composting or landfill authorized to act different product areas, by type of palm tree, and so on.

The meeting was also informed that the date palm must be treated in the bottom of the trunk, where it enters the weevil, thus preventing breakage.

Also, the municipalities agreed to report the stocks of palm nurseries and without legalization, as well as large groups of palm trees to be controlled carefully.

Also agreed to create a census of palm trees in the municipality as well as conduct briefings, and disseminate advice to individuals.

By the City will create a census of palms, as we allow the current economic circumstances.

Also include references to the weevil in all specifications of the companies working for the City.

Councilman Parks and Gardens states that the local consistory palm trees create a census of adapting to economic circumstances, and include references to the weevil in the specifications of the winning companies.

Moreover, the Department of Environment and Parks and Gardens has been working with briefings on the pest.

Anyone who detects a palm tree with the pest should call City Hall (968 630 000) from which will point the way forward.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Alhama de Murcia