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Recently, technicians from the General Directorate of Rural and Forestry Development and the Department of the Environment of the City of Cieza, have supervised and evaluated "in situ" the control of pest infestations that are strongly affecting public hills of the municipality of Cieza. Cieza, as is happening in other natural areas of the Region.

Numerous neighbors have approached the head of the Department of Aldermen alerted by the situation of apparent deterioration that the forest mass of one of the mountains most wanted and frequented by the neighbors of the municipality, like the one of the Watchtower, where it is possible to verify the advance Of the control work of these endemic borer insects of the Mediterranean masses, and which seem to have undergone extraordinary population growth during this winter period.

The main species of perforators of the Mediterranean pines and also the most dangerous are represented by Orthotomicus erosus, whose highest activity corresponds to the period between May and November, coinciding with mild temperatures and Tomicus destruens, which is best handled at higher temperatures Low and that is showing more aggressive in our municipality, causing the death of trees in a few days.

Both species attack trees subjected to physiological or water stress, and their larvae feed on the phloem, located under the bark of the pine trunks, generating larval galleries that impede the conduction of water resources from the root system to the crowns.

It is precisely this fact that draws the attention of neighbors and what gives rise to the comments of obvious concern, when acquiring the treetops a yellowish and reddish color, which is an unmistakable symptom of the death of the tree.

The work that is being carried out consists of the urgent suppression by means of cutting, debarking and desramado of those feet that show signs of attack by this species in order to avoid the exit of adults towards other trees.

The Department of Environment, being aware of the special attachment that the citizens of Cieza have to this mountain, reports that is working on a framework document on environmental volunteering of the municipality, which will include the afforestation of the affected areas, Which is expected to have partnerships, groups and private individuals who want to collaborate in the development of these, which will be duly announced once this document is finalized, predictably during the first quarter of 2017.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Cieza