Post by pigeonpie on Apr 21, 2009 9:04:38 GMT
Peluda Lizard: The Return
Angela M. Bishop Mahón
The neighbors of Fornells, Sa Roca Alaior and some areas have already sounded the alarm, and the stinging hairy creeping Lizard has re-emerged with unprecedented profusion. Eggs left by the plague of the past year have hatched and small larvae begin to weave their dense fabric, the silk thread that is hanging to be carried by the wind and disperse in search of food.. This white robe and covered in some areas of Cala Tirant sections up to 300 square meters.
"The frightening picture," Valenti said yesterday the matter Roca, a resident of this town that usually jog in the neighborhood. “Nunca he visto algo parecido. "I've never seen anything like that. Last year there were only five percent of what is this. I do not want to imagine what could happen next summer if we do not act quickly to avoid a plague, "he adds. It is precisely at this early stage larvae (which lasts only one month) when the biological studies recommend attacking voracious animal, before the caterpillar becomes a chrysalis and begin to deposit new eggs (from 250 to 500 per individual) . Until the Balearic Ministry of Environment to take action in these areas and the mistrust that ultimately are effective, some individuals confess to having bought products to eradicate the animal trailing their properties. Last year around 70 individuals requested the Government to implement measures against the pest in their farms, some of which were not attended to be located in areas with some kind of environmental protection. This was criticized by some individuals to consider this waiver. convertía los espacios de interés natural en el paraíso perfecto para la devastadora oruga. become spaces of natural interest in the perfect paradise for the devastating caterpillar.
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Angela M. Bishop Mahón
The neighbors of Fornells, Sa Roca Alaior and some areas have already sounded the alarm, and the stinging hairy creeping Lizard has re-emerged with unprecedented profusion. Eggs left by the plague of the past year have hatched and small larvae begin to weave their dense fabric, the silk thread that is hanging to be carried by the wind and disperse in search of food.. This white robe and covered in some areas of Cala Tirant sections up to 300 square meters.
"The frightening picture," Valenti said yesterday the matter Roca, a resident of this town that usually jog in the neighborhood. “Nunca he visto algo parecido. "I've never seen anything like that. Last year there were only five percent of what is this. I do not want to imagine what could happen next summer if we do not act quickly to avoid a plague, "he adds. It is precisely at this early stage larvae (which lasts only one month) when the biological studies recommend attacking voracious animal, before the caterpillar becomes a chrysalis and begin to deposit new eggs (from 250 to 500 per individual) . Until the Balearic Ministry of Environment to take action in these areas and the mistrust that ultimately are effective, some individuals confess to having bought products to eradicate the animal trailing their properties. Last year around 70 individuals requested the Government to implement measures against the pest in their farms, some of which were not attended to be located in areas with some kind of environmental protection. This was criticized by some individuals to consider this waiver. convertía los espacios de interés natural en el paraíso perfecto para la devastadora oruga. become spaces of natural interest in the perfect paradise for the devastating caterpillar.
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