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The Ministry considers it necessary to take preventive measures to avoid affecting the rice Preserve Region
Technical Plant Protection Service of the Ministry of Agriculture and Water met this week with farmers the Designation of Origin Calasparra rice and representatives of cooperatives and producers and packers, to inform of the possible risks of pest introduction known as 'apple snail'.
This species is listed as invasive, presents a serious agricultural and environmental problem on their reproductive capacity (in one set located about 800 eggs) and for their ability to adapt to the environment, thanks to its dual system of lung and gills.
It is a pest from Asia and the Americas, has colonized large areas of rice from the Ebro Delta Preserve The first detection was performed on the left bank in 2009 and five years later was widespread by this area and has begun to colonize the right bank.
Irrigation canals and drainage networks have facilitated the Ebro dispersion of this gastropod, which has caused this infestation hydraulic network.
Therefore, the Ministry of Agriculture and Water summoned the representatives of the irrigation communities.
The CEO of Food Industry and Agricultural Training, Ángel García Lidón stressed that the Ministry "has also requested the collaboration of the Segura basin, to prospect, to detect the sunsets, which take place out of the water, in plant and water infrastructure in the form of egg plastones deep pink. "
The responsible regional emphasized the need for preventive measures "to avoid affecting the rice Preserve the Region."
Protective system
The European Union has established a protection system based on conducting systematic surveys in areas of streams, rice fields and irrigation networks.
Measures have also been set as to the movement of plant material and equipment from the affected areas.
In this technical supervision of an accredited certifying company to clean and disinfect, not to accommodate the presence of adults or made is required.
To date there are no pesticides to eradicate this pest.
The Ebro Delta is cultural measures such as physical barriers, collection and destruction of copies set.
Source: CARM
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