The city of Alhama de Murcia, through its Department of Parks and Gardens warns of increased weevil infestation.
Miguel Gonzalez, head of the calls on the neighbors not to fell palm trees these days because, in network installed in the population baits to combat the boll weevil have been detected in the last 15 days 895 copies, when Typically between 100 and 200.
The mayor, pointed out, checked the traps this morning and given the magnitude of the findings, has scheduled a massive fumigation for next Monday to try to counter this influx of weevil.
The high temperatures these days and delayed the arrival of cold weather has led to the reproduction of this beetle fatal to the palm trees.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Alhama de Murcia