date:Sep 07, 2017
e in the municipalities of Castell de Guadalest and Benimantell and nearby towns, with 23 of the 26 plots affected.
In the two previous outbreaks, 18.2 hectares (5.53 in a forest area) were treated with pesticides, and it was necessary to remove shrubs from the undergrowth and 304 almond trees from five plantations.
The new area affected, which includes the aforementioned 26 plots and a radius of about 10 kilometres, covers an area of 110,000 hectares.
In this area, there are a total of 3