Portal de Las Torres de Cotillas
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The "Rhynchophorus ferrugineus" also attacks in Las Torres de Cotillas.
The so-called red snout beetle is affecting the municipality Torrena palms, whose largest percentage are in private land.
"The City Council are advising our neighbors who have palm trees on their property so they can recognize the action of this insect and know how to combat their activities," said Councilwoman Torrena Environmental Health, Inmaculada Fernández, who notes that " If the palm is very much affected to proceed to his court and disposal, according to the protocol established by the Ministry of Agriculture and Water, "says Fernandez.
In addition, to combat this insect pest is making the City Torrena preventive treatments in the palm trees located on municipal land with chemical treatments every 45 days, execution of mass trapping techniques for adult capture, removal of brush from the trunks of the palms, excessive pruning and cutting of palms in the warm months ... "We have many species of palms of both the town and its villages, highlighting areas such as the Garden of Earthly Delights Corner, Paseo de Anton Tobalo, Plaza Mayor, the lane of Las Palmeras, Plaza de Tirso de Molina, the garden of the pulpit ... "said the mayor Torrena.
Give the alert
From the Department Torrena, offering advice on the phone 968,626,511 or email picudopalmeras@gmail.com, warn of the need to report on the detection of infected species.
In addition, in collaboration with the Plant Health Service of the Ministry of Agriculture and Water is planning for the first quarter of next year an information day on the treatment of this pest.
Symptoms of the action of red palm weevil in the palm species are different.
The appearance of the Canary Island date palm is affected decay of the cup, as if crushed.
Affected leaves are eaten away at its base and is easily released with a slight tug.
The larvae are difficult to see because they are inside the tree.
However, it is easy to hear them chewing the palms at dusk and you can also see the buds on the floor from where the adults or the sawdust off the perforations.
The date palm, however, is attacked in its most tender, usually in the shoots, penetrating up to the trunk of the mother.
In the case of Washingtonia usually penetrate the roots.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Las Torres de Cotillas
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