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The Mayor of Totana, José Martínez Andreo, has issued an edict offered a number of indications and technical recommendations of the Department of Plant Protection of the Autonomous Region on the treatment of plantations of Palermo to the blight of "cochineal" in totanero different areas of the field and in the area of orchards, respectively.

The recommendations are aimed at the general population, but especially to landowners with plantations, given the existence in the late summer of this plague of insects, which are proliferating and exterminating the traditional plantations in different councils drainers Totana field and the area of orchards,

This side effect has been done by this pest to a traditional landscape planting and food production of Totana public and private spaces, where the owners themselves can act on them, "the instructions of the Ministry of Agriculture and Water as the cases and circumstances of the plantation.

As stated in the camp, in the case of attack very early, only washing with water under pressure may be sufficient and subsequent application of insecticides such as chlorpyrifos and summer oil.

When the first white spots, pressure washing is recommended to remove this white layer.

If it is about insecticide treatment is ineffective one, reaching the floor and the trunk, inclusive.

For its part, in the case of severe attacks, with shovels and dry completely white, is not advisable because they have no effective treatments.

It is best cut at ground level, burying the remains and allow regrowth the following year, since cules come out clean.

For treatment, follow recommendations such as alerting the neighbors of their realization, maximize employment in residential areas and the presence of humans or animals sensitive, makes the treated area with warning signs, do not consume fruits (prickly pears) and leave security zones around the treated area.

According to Law 43/2002 of Plant Protection, responsible for maintaining adequate plant health, are the owners of the land where they are located.

Totana Mayor proposed to the Ministry this week to intensify joint action to eliminate, as far as practicable, the mealybug infestation affecting drainers and put in place a pest control to reduce the inconvenience neighbors.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Totana. Foto: archivo Totana.com