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The Regional Government's Forest Action Plan has a special forest health action program to prevent and combat pests

The Ministry of Tourism, Culture and the Environment has put in place a phytosanitary treatment in the elms of the municipality of Cieza before a plague that are suffering the specimens of which is considered the tree formation of the species 'Ulmus minor' more significant of Europe And of which the Olmeda de Maripinar forms part.

Specifically, the five consecutive years of drought, coupled with heatwaves, has favored the proliferation of the elm galeruca attack (Xanthogaleruca luteola).

It is a small green beetle that feeds on the leaves of the elm trees and causes the loss of foliage in mid-summer or that it loses in a high percentage.

The director general of Natural Environment, Consuelo Rosauro, said that "technicians of the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Environment assessed the situation and state of olmeda, concluding that this attack is not a serious condition for the physiology of trees, but affects Decreasing vigor and their photosynthetic activity making them more vulnerable to attack by other pathogens. "

For this reason, work has begun on treatment in all areas of Cieza surroundings to prevent other more serious diseases, in collaboration with the Directorate General of Highways, the Ministry of Presidency and Development, for the treatment of masses located On the edge of vials that should be treated.

Within the Forestry Action Plan of the regional government, the General Directorate of Natural Environment is making an important effort to resolve the situation by applying a phytosanitary treatment against this species of beetle by applying a pyrethroid insecticide, specific for that species and authorized in the Register of Phytosanitary Products of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and Environment.

The performances have begun in the rural surroundings of the municipality of Cieza, to finish in the famous Olmeda de Maripinar, thus avoiding the annoyances that the adult beetles of galeruca produce to the near owners when entering the houses, without being a species that Affect the health of people.

Forest Action Plan

The Forest Action Plan 2017-2021 aims to make the forest area of ​​the Region (511,293 hectares) a sustainable source of well-being, stable employment and wealth.

In addition, it aims to turn the challenges of climate change into opportunities and fight against desertification and the water deficit that the region has.

Among the ten action programs is the specific one of Health and forestry statistics, which has an investment of 4,827,000 euros.

This program, which includes actions of integral pest control, is essential to ensure the good health of the forest areas.

"We want our experts to work with universities and technology companies to innovate and use artificial intelligence tools for forest management and prevention," concluded the director general of Medio Natural.

Source: CARM