in this post I give you a letter I had sent the French scientist Michel Ferry. friend and collaborator of the Escuela Taller Els Pinets of Carlet and thanks to the implementation of integrated control method proposed and mechanical sanitation we managed to save several hundreds of palms, as you observe exemplary in the attached photo, but the work has not just begun, as you know, the only weapon against the terrible insect is consistency in the application of treatments.
now to enlarge the problem, given early indications that Paysandisia also extends along the banks of the River Magro.
is sad walk anywhere in Valencia and see how it stands now. In the city of Valencia, where I live, the pest has established and colonized hundreds of palm trees, not only outside but also in the city center. Particularly serious is the situation in the neighborhood Nazareth sea and in different districts such as Algirós.
Talar palms affected by the red palm weevil has been, both in Spain and all European countries, a measure introduced by plant health services has had catastrophic consequences, with more than 100,000 palm trees destroyed, over 100 million euros spent in a totally useless, a pest that is most widespread and uncontrolled than ever.
It took much effort and about five years to convince the plant protection services to change strategy.
The problem is that the authorities responsible for the eradication of this plague, which have been so severely mistaken, consider now, not officially say that this pest is established. Accordingly, they have stopped contributing to poverty eradication. Provided no serious help to the municipalities, or individuals or nurseries who want to save or protect their palms.
Worse, broadcast that the pest eradication is impossible, when all the experts would say that this scourge is no other choice but to eliminate it if you want to save the palm trees. To say that you can live with this pest or prevent its spread, has no meaning in the European urban context, with an insect that has found a palm, Phoenix canariensis, which does not oppose any resistance, which is capable of killing in a few months after use as an incubator where they multiply at high speed. Or remove or removing the palm trees will remain.
With its technical position seriously wrong, most of these authorities are not able to properly advise people or institutions who want to save your palm trees. In fact, not only are able to provide advice but do not want to disseminate information on techniques and strategies to be taken to eradicate this pest. This information goes against its strong position to consider this pest as well established and take off all responsibility and justify his inaction.
The consequences of this behavior is not spread technical information are correct and serious professionals capable of applying all the techniques of an integrated strategy for eradication. The training courses offered by the government often are too superficial to be real professionals in integrated strategy for the eradication of the pest. Its objectives are to train on a strategy that makes them uncomfortable, but appear to act.
Unfortunately, you can see in many municipalities because of incomplete information, strategies and treatments are inadequate. For because of these errors, the results will be bad, the money has been wasted and the palm will die. Within these errors, we can stress that is expected to stop the spread of the boll weevil traps only barriers. Traps are effective only when used within an integrated strategy for the eradication of red palm weevil.
Another recommendation concerns such errors or obligation on the Limitation of pruning a few months of the year. This recommendation has been repeated endlessly over the past five years, often defended by so-called experts of the palm trees y publicada en folletos por la mayoría de las administraciones. En realidad, se constata que la poda constituye una herramienta imprescindible para detectar de manera precoz las palmeras infestadas. La realización de ventanas de inspección, que implica recurrir a la poda en cualquier momento del año, ha sido adoptada en varios países europeos como una medida obligatoria en las zonas infestadas. Una palmera recién podada va a atraer más a los picudos pero estos no aparecen por generación espontánea. Son picudos en desplazamiento que, con o sin poda, hubieran infestado nuevas palmeras. La poda no aumenta el número de palmeras infestadas y no facilita la infestación. Además si se tratan las palmeras después de la poda, weevils will die when they try infested, which will help reduce the weevil population in migration.
As an example, the booklet just published by the municipality of El Campello, and constitute a new case of failure of the containment strategy weevil, demonstrates the difficulty technical errors in combat have become clichés: the demonized pruning, the presentation of terminal symptoms early symptoms rather than the absence of any reference to the art of cleaning up the palms Infestas recovery and, moreover, the reference to the totally useless and expensive grinding of the logs. It is noted that the advice which benefits municipalities is totally obsolete.
In all the municipalities that want to save their palms, scenic and historic heritage value should be organized urgently practical and theoretical courses training in this integrated strategy.
In the absence of national government or regional ones, which nevertheless have a legal obligation to eradicate this pest quarantine (which also has entered and has been broadcast in Spain due to a very serious technical error), the European Commission is ready to respond very quickly requests for assistance to eradicate the pest. Malta for example, has secured funding in nine months. Municipalities that want to save your palm trees as well as individuals and professionals must join together to form a common front that would require that the rules applied at last legal obligation to eradicate and urgently requested European financial aid.
Hands. You can save the palms, but we must act with determination and a strategy based on techniques that have proved effective in eradicating the boll weevil.
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