Measures within the demarcated areas for containment
Article 4
1. In the infested zones, the competent authorities shall ensure that one or more of the following measures are taken: (a) biological control, such as parasitoids, of the specified pest; (b) appropriate treatments against the specified pest; (c) pruning and destruction of the parts of the specified plants infested with the specified pest, after the application of the treatments provided for in point (b); (d) trapping of the specified pest, and, if the specified pest is detected, application of appropriate treatments. 2. Where the presence of the specified pest has been officially confirmed in the buffer zone, Articles 17 and 18 of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 shall apply. 3. Within the demarcated areas for containment, the competent authorities shall raise public awareness concerning the threat of the specified pest and the measures adopted to prevent its further spread outside of those areas. The competent authorities shall inform the general public and the professional operators of the delimitation of the demarcated area for containment.