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Socialists warn that high temperatures are leading to the proliferation of these insects, causing damage themselves the spring, which can be lethal to the broad masses of pine in Lorca

PSOE spokesman in the city of Lorca, Diego José Mateos has demanded the start of a coordinated between the municipality and the Ministry of Agriculture, immediate campaign "to address the pest processionary caterpillar pinoy known comobarrenillos Pine ( 'Tomicus destruens' and 'Orthotomicus erosus') which, together with drought is threatening the survival of the broad mass of pine in Lorca, "which as estimated" reach 3000 hectares spread between Peña Rubia, Sierra del Caño and Beacon, among many others. "

Mateos has warned that "the high temperatures we are experiencing in recent weeks are encouraging the emergence of this advanced eating insect, causing more typical of the spring season when we damage."

Diego José Mateos has insisted that "the lack of rain and heat are besieging the forest area Guadalentín Valley, being particularly serious the situation in the town of Lorca, seriously affected by drought and by different pests."

A plague that, as has detailed the "attack on the bark of trees, slowing growth, and ademásproduce allergic to humans and animals by their stinging hairs reactions in the air" socialist mayor, in the case of the procesionaria , andthe borer insects "that are inserted between the bark and wood of trees, where they feed yterminancolapsando sap-conducting vessels, killing the trees, since dry".

Therefore, Mateos requires Lorca City Council and Ministry of Agriculture to intensify prevention protocols and action against this scourge that has ravaged the public forests of the region, devouring more than 400,000 trees and more than 10,000 hectares of pine.

Among the actions included in the campaign that the PSOE claims the City of Lorca and the CARM, Mateos highlights the need for regular and routine biological treatments are conducted face to prevent occurrence of these insects.

The elimination of this insect residues to prevent its spread, debarking wave affected copies installation mass capture traps are some of the measures also claimed by the Socialists.

In addition, with a view also to copies of pine may be affected in the nuclei and urban spaces, from the PSOE urge that the relevant work of revision and withdrawal of bags caterpillars start and signaling those areas of further proliferation, also in private homes to warn of their presence, facilitate their removal and cleaning, and prevent any risk from this pest.

Source: PSOE Lorca