why do they paint the bottom of the palm trees white in Ixtapa?

All the trees in Ixtapa Mx where painted white..in town..Why? Decoration or Bugs??

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Can I grow Pomegranate trees in Ixtapa, puerto vallarta, zihuatanejo, mexico?

this is north of acapulco, it is on the pacific, 2 hours flying from mexico city