Almost three tons of infected pineapples and mangoes were not allowed into the Krasnoyarsk Territory
April 9 11:27
The Rosselkhoznadzor prevented the import of pineapples from China to the Krasnoyarsk Territory and mangoes with a total mass of 2960 kg, infected with a quarantine pest.
Experts revealed danger on April 7 with phytosanitary control in a temporary storage warehouse LLC “Agroterminal-Tamozhnya”.
The sample was selected and sent to the laboratory. Study Confirmed that In mangoes and pineapples, a Comstock worm was found. This pest is a polypha, capable of setting up more than 300 species of plants, and causes great economic damage, since the fight with it requires large costs.
“In order to prevent the threat of harm to agriculture and the economy of the region, a person who has carried out the import of products infected with a dangerous pest, issued a notification of measures. According to his choice, mango and pineapples are processed with drugs allowed for use and safe for humans, ”said Rosselkhoznadzor.
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