Pine Trees
Hello as anybody noticed the pine trees appear to be dying the needles are turning brown and the bottom branches very white i have noticed this around the villiage of pinar de Campoverde
Hello as anybody noticed the pine trees appear to be dying the needles are turning brown and the bottom branches very white i have noticed this around the villiage of pinar de Campoverde
Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2020 4:48pm
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It sounds as though the beetle plague that severely affected the pines on the Sierra de Orihuela, and the hill at Hurchillo, has spread. This nasty insect - tomicus destruens, or barrenillo de los pinos (pine borers), has changed a large area of Orihuela mountain from green to brown.
Unfortunately I'm not up to date on the situation. I know that fumigation in some areas has been done, as has thinning out the growth in order to strengthen the remaining trees so they're more able to resist attack, but I don't know how extensive or succesful this has been.
Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2020 9:15pm
It's probably where they have sprayed the pine trees because of the caterpillars. nesting in them!
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