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ARCHIVED - Rojales bolsters biological control of mosquitoes with nests for birds and bats
Nests for birds and bats which feed on mosquitoes are being installed in Rojales' Recorral Park in the Vega Baja del Segura comarca of Alicante province.
The water management company of Rojales, Hidraqua, is working with the Faunatura Association to enhance the municipality's control of mosquitoes by installing shelters for the fauna which feed on them.
The aim is to promote biological control of the pests through nature-based solutions, avoiding the use of artificial pesticides and chemical products.
At the same time, Hidraqua is teaming up with Rojales Council to create a 'readers' corner' where visitors to the park will find books of all genres for all ages, a gymnastics area and a children's playground.
El Recorral Park is a 'flooding park' which has five lagoons, with a capacity of more than 5,000 m3 of water, which function as a wetland and also serve to store and distribute regenerated water.
Over the last three years it has been transformed by the water management company to provide a solution for untreated wastewater discharges which previously went to Torrevieja's La Mata lagoon
Major landscaping intervention has been carried out, including the planting of trees and shrubs along the paths and routes that surround the lagoon area.
But as well as offering a flood solution and providing an attractive outside space for the public, Rojales now has an infrastructure that allows it to use all the reclaimed water to irrigate its parks and gardens.
IMAGE: Hidraqua.es