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The Municipality of Alhama de Murcia, through the departments of Parks and Gardens and the Environment, in its fight against the plague of red palm weevil, has implemented a trapping network forming a ring of protection around the village and industrial area of ​​Alhama, when areas with a high concentration of palm trees.
Traps were placed 2 types, in various parts of town, a cube-like yellow and other pyramid type in black with green hat, placed inside the cages anchored to the ground to avoid being manipulated.
Once all the traps, will be tracked and a count of the fish caught for, so, to control the pest and decide that further action is necessary to achieve minimize damage by this pest.
The "red beetle" (Rhynchophorus ferrugineus) is a striking reddish beetle, which in recent years has proliferated in our town, and seriously affecting the palms, mainly those of the Canarian species, but also affected the other species.
In recent years this pest has become a serious problem for this municipality.
For this reason, the Municipality of Alhama has developed several actions aimed at controlling the weevil.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Alhama de Murcia
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