"The bugs are destroying entire crops and the proliferation of mosquitoes, causing serious inconvenience to the residents of the gardens and countryside of the municipality", report from a coalition statement
The councilors of the Municipal Group of IU + Greens in Totana, harshly criticized "the passivity of municipal and regional, to the serious pest affecting drainer municipality, which are exterminating a type of plant native to the area , without even attempting to tackle the problem affecting more than 80% of plantations in the municipality. "
Ensure that "the City Council, held in November 2009, the council of the Left, challenging the agriculture council, warning about this pest, which was affecting drainers, without the Team, and regional services have adopted clear measures to tackle the spread of the insect that kills the drainers. "
"The appearance of this pest can be traced back to 2007 and the passivity of the authorities concerned have consented to the advancement of insects that feed on plants and produce a cottony layer in which lay eggs, multiplying at a dizzying pace and killing the infected drainers in a short time, "they add.
They claim that "there are several neighboring gardens and countryside of Totana, who have told the council UI outraged by the proliferation of mosquitoes in houses near drainers plants infected by the inconvenience of some insects, immune to insecticides that becomes overwhelming for the families who suffer. "
"It's a very irresponsible that show totaneros policy makers, who spend enormous amounts of money on image campaigns and do not operate to the serious problems that affect health, such as the plague in the drainers ..." says Councilman IU in Totana, Juan José Canovas.
"It is absolutely necessary to undertake the pest on drainers found on roads, boulevards and public spaces as well as counseling and immediate action on that are on private property, both infected drainers and prevention in the - yet, not affected ... "call from IU in Totana.
Source: IU+LV Totana