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Distribution of baits and insecticides to activate and place in the field as a means of combating fruit fly (30/05/2008)

The distribution of baits and insecticides to activate and place in the field as a means of combating fruit flies that affects the table grape crops in the municipality will be held from municipal d ela store location.

This was announced the council of Agriculture and Water, Pagán Juan Sanchez, and Comprehensive Maintenance Services and the City, Sergio Lopez, who have reported the launch of the campaign against fruit fly in cultured early varieties of table grapes, which began last Monday with the distribution of baits and insecticides to activate and place on the field again for anglers.

The start of the campaign for table grape varieties has begun early this week and the other later varieties, the campaign will begin in mid June.

As explained by the mayor of Agicultura, the fruit fly is a pest that affects the fruit unfit for their consumption and their presence is cause for rejection in items exported to third countries "and warned that farmers incorporated for the first time this campaign must pass through to the District Agricultural Office in the area, located in Alhama, to complete the relevant application in time 8:00 to 15:00.

Furthermore, Sanchez said Pagán are already distributing to farmers and insecticide baits to activate and place on field, for anglers.

For his part, Councillor for Comprehensive Maintenance Services and the City, reported that farmers in Aledo and Totana, the point of withdrawal is the town of Totana Store, located on the old road fleet in eight hours am to noon, where there will appear in person dedicated to this purpose.

The campaign aims to combat the scourge cited by capturing adult anglers baited with food attractants, which are placed in orchards and grapevines.

In a first step, distribute the material, which has 120 days' duration (4 months) for the earliest varieties of grapes (Superior, Sugraone, Prime, Flame, etc.).

For late varieties, harvesting of which will be held between September and November, the setting of traps must be done in late June or early July in order to remove the parcels as soon as possible, the highest number of adult flies fruit and reduce damage to the grapes, said Pagan.

Pagan Sánchez encouraged farmers to use resources such as its effectiveness is more than proven and emphasized the importance of "proper use of the instruments that the Ministry of Agriculture and Water available to farmers," as well encouraged to consult and raise doubts emerging about the setting of traps to the technicians of the Plant Health Service and those in the District Agricultural Office.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Totana

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