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Councilman Parks and Gardens of the City of Lorca, Angel Mecca, called on those owners of palm trees with suspicious symptoms or evidence that are affected by the "red palm weevil, which make contact before the end of this month May Technical Services Consistory Garden (968 47 97 36) or the Plant Health Service of the Ministry of Agriculture (968 39 59 63) to take steps to prevent the spread of this beetle (Rhynchophorus ferrugineus).

Mecca has stated that "to achieve effective control is essential to early detection of outbreaks and the cooperation of everyone in the adoption of measures for its eradication."

Councilman Parks and Gardens has advised phytosanitary treatments thoroughly wetting the top (palm) in the Canary Islands and the area based on pesticide datilíferas authorized to palm trees.

Regarding pruning should follow the recommendations in the months of winter, prune the palms are dry completely, remove and destroy the prunings.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca