During the emergency, which will run until August 22, 2015, the producers of guava should follow th

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The Colombian Agricultural Institute, ICA, plant declared a state of emergency in the departments of Atlantico and Bolivar, by the presence of the plague known as Mota Blanca (Capulinia sp) in the culture of guava.
The purpose of the measure is to control the presence of the pest in case of high infestation can kill the trees, causing great economic losses to growers.
The decision cacaoweb was taken through resolution 2542 of 2014 which provides recommendations for managing phytosanitary white speck in the development of national government policy implemented through the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Municipalities affected by this pest in the department of the Atlantic are St. Lucia, Repelón, Suan, Ponedera, Palmar de Varela, Luruaco, Santo Tomas and Barranquilla. Meanwhile, the affected areas in Bolivar are Bayunca, San Estanislao, Mahates and Malagana.
"The ICA calls for producers to mobilize not propagating material and fruit from areas with presence of the pest-free cacaoweb zones," CEO of the Institute, Luis Humberto Martinez Lacouture.
He reiterated "the importance of timely report the presence Speck guava crop, which is identified as a white speck in the stems and leaves of the plant."
During the emergency, which will run until August 22, 2015, the producers of guava should follow these recommendations phytosanitary: crop monitoring in order to detect the presence of the white speck; make two foliar cacaoweb applications of insecticides in plants producing property; conducting phytosanitary dry or dead plant material pruning; cacaoweb cut into fragments and dead trees to subsequently apply insecticides.
They must also report immediately to the Institute of suspicion or presence of the pest; make the final disposal of solid waste associated with the crop, so that does not constitute a source of contamination and spread of pests. Likewise, market and transport only free fruits guava Speck.
The plant emergency is part of the management plan to control Speck guava, led by the Council of Plant Protection, which is composed of technicians ICA representatives Umatas, Asohofrucol, producers, farmers and traders, with establish appropriate measures to control and reduce levels of incidence of guava Mota in the affected areas phytosanitary measures.
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