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From the Department of gardens, it is carrying out the last treatment of the season against the red palm weevil (Rhynchophorus ferrugineus), with which you have treated around 300 palm trees in the township.

The first treatment began in May, coinciding with the period of insect flight and dispersion, and repeated every 45 days, so that the second spraying was conducted in July, then in August and is now doing the latter, with So, after four sessions, is terminated treatment against Weevil this season.

As said Councilman Gardens and Green Spaces, Juan Manuel Abellán, "the treatment is having excellent results, so that the plague will be controlled for future years.'s A plague going to less and today is focused and under control. "

The first plague in Jumilla Red Peak was detected six years ago in counterparts near the Red Cross headquarters in Jumilla.

From entonteces from service area Gardens and Green Spaces has been a thorough survey to file the plague, with various treatments, and even surgery jobs affected individuals.

The purpose of these treatments is to eliminate the pest insect reproduction slowing because the female is capable of laying 300 to 400 eggs.

The damage caused by such high population are so severe that takes the lives of the palm, as the larvae remain always within the palm, from which they are feeding, while adults are responsible for reproductive multiplication and colonization new copies as they have ability to maintain sustained flight of 4-5 km

Therefore, it is important to remember back to the owners of private palm, that the City has an inventory of palm that is open and where they can register, thus facilitating the detection of pests through close monitoring, and with the municipal technical advice.

The Register shall be made at the Agricultural Technical Office located at the city of Jumilla, where he will attend and report thereon.

This achieves palm updates the census to have them located and act in the future if it became necessary.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Jumilla