THE ECONOMIC SITUATION REVERSES IN THE NUMBER OF CROPS.

Although it may seem that pests are not affected by the economic situation, indirectly it has come to add to biological control and cultural tasks to control and reduce its proliferation and development.

The low prices of fruits and vegetables have led to a decrease in crops that are destined in summer to supply the local and internal market., producing an unscheduled biological arrest.

This fact has come to mean a considerable decrease in pests that, like the white fly, began to proliferate after the summer in the souk of these crops, to continue spreading to the rest.

Although the whitefly has significantly reduced other, like thrips and tuta, They continue to slightly increase their presence.

The technicians state that although it is not worrying, Yes, it is necessary to take all possible precautions, why, definitely, This is the warning sign of what may be coming, taking as reference the virulence of the whitefly from the previous campaign..

The abandonment of crops due to the cost of seeds, fertilizers and water has led to many agricultural lands being left fallow, in the municipality of La Aldea, as has not happened for many years.

Even those who plant for their own consumption complain about getting fruits and vegetables cheaper in stores than on their own farms..

And one way or another, The economic crisis even affects the procreation of pests.