• Mandatory reporting: The red palm weevil is a heavily regulated quarantine pest under EU and Spanish law. Property owners are legally required to report suspected or confirmed infestations to their local town hall (ayuntamiento) or regional agricultural department (Consejería de Agricultura).
• Controlled disposal: You cannot legally chop down and throw an infested palm into standard household rubbish. Dead or infected plant material must be professionally felled, sealed, and destroyed using authorized protocols (such as chipping or incineration) to stop the larvae and pupae from spreading