Álora Council has started a new campaign to counter the highly destructive Red Palm Weevil that affects hundreds of trees in the municipality. The local company Jardisal is injecting infected trees with a chemical which is said to have an immediate effect and hundreds of trees have so far been treated.
Red Palm Weevil in Fuengirola
Fuengirola Council intends to send a ‘wake up’ call to the Junta de Andalucía regarding the never-ending problem of the destructive Red Palm Weevil. According to the Council, the situation was ‘under control’ a few months ago, but since August, the company hired by the Junta de Andalucía to cut down affected trees has not put in an appearance in …
No end in sight to Red Palm Weevil problem
The situation in Málaga regarding the plague of Red Palm Weevils, nasty little beasties who infest and destroy the lovely palm trees, is not getting any better. It is probably actually getting worse. In the ten years between 1996 and 2006, the Junta de Andalucía had to cut down around 400 trees in the province. In just the past two …
RED PALM WEEVIL ON THE MARCH AGAIN
The Red Palm Weevil, deadly to certain types of palm trees if not detected early enough, continues on its merry way throughout the region, despite the provincial Department of Agriculture saying that the little beastie is ‘under control’.