Thrips begins to worry the farmers of La Aldea.

INCREASING POPULATION MAY CAUSE CONSIDERABLE.

Pests are opportunists, It is one of the most ascertained facts. The gap left by the whitefly in the municipality of La Aldea, He has used the trip. An insect that causes further damage the fly as it attacks the fruit.

It seemed that everything was going to be quiet with the control that had been carried out on the whitefly population. Even, the presence of Tuta still is not of the importance of pest. But amid the trip it has been doing the place to pose a threat worries.

High temperatures of the last weeks favoring its proliferation and, above all, the crops still have not alcando meter high. Unlike fly, the trip itself can pass the dense mesh was placed to prevent the passage of the fly.

This insect is not unknown among farmers and technicians. In the late nineties and early this decade it caused major damage to crops Archipelago. It was introduced in Spain in the mid-year 80.

For many crops the main problem of this pest is its ability as a vector virus. Indirect damages include the transmission of viral diseases, of which the trip is many vector through saliva.

Technicians consulted by Agroaldea agree that the best control of this pest is accomplished by performing a combination of three methods of struggle. These consist of proper implementation of cultural and preventive measures, application of pesticides and biological pest control.