SAG Biobío Supervises Installation of Sexual Confusion Issuers in Vineyards and Cranberries

In order to verify the installation of sexual confusion emitters on the vine and blueberry farms that are in the areas regulated by the vine cluster moth, Lobesia botrana, officials of the Agricultural and Livestock Service (SAG) of Biobío, are monitoring the implementation of this measure, which aims to prevent the reproduction of this important quarantine pest for our country.

In this regard, the Regional Director of the SAG of Biobío, Iván Ramírez Delpín, explained that “in our region 8 vineyards and 8 blueberry farms are located in regulated areas of the province of Biobío, with an area of ​​338,65 hectares, which 500 devices must be placed for each hectare, so our officials are supervising on the ground, not detecting breaches to date ”.

Likewise, he indicated that in the case of property sexual confusion there is a public-private collaborative work, through which it was established that the properties that have a surface area of ​​less than four hectares of vine or blueberries, the SAG will deliver these devices free of charge. , which in the case of the Biobío region correspond to 3 blueberry farms and 4 vineyards.

While in those properties that exceed that area it was defined that the SAG will contribute the 30% of these devices to the blueberry orchards and the remaining 70% will be placed by the producer, and in the case of the vine the delivery of the 40% was established by SAG and 60% of the vineyard.

"Through sexual confusion we seek to reduce the reproduction of the plague, so it is important the work we are doing at the property level and also in the urban sector of our region," said the director.

In this regard, he recalled that these devices are also being installed in urban sectors of the communes of Los Angeles, Tucapel, Santa Juana, Mulchén, Santa Bárbara, Yumbel and Cabrero, which have no cost to citizens and are safe for people and pets, also called citizens not to manipulate them. "We have already completed the installation of the 138.500 emitters of sexual confusion in urban areas, staying some days of work in Santa Juana and Mulchén," he said.

Region Comuna Surface r with Sexual Confusion (ha.)
From the Biobío Mulchén 27
Santa Barbara 20
Saint Juana 24
Los Angeles 73
Tucapel 40
Yumbel 45
Goatherd 48
    277

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