A positive development: Senasa declared the end of the health emergency due to the fruit fly in Tupungato, Mendoza province.

Published 2025년 12월 15일

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The Uco Valley, in the province of Mendoza, was shaken at the beginning of this year with the appearance of a focus of Fruit Fly (Ceratitis capitata) in the district La Arboleda, Tupungato department. This led to the declaration of a sanitary emergency by the Service of Agri-Food Health and Quality (Senasa), which, ten months later, was now concluded. It was through resolution 154/2025 of March 10 that, in conjunction with Iscamen (Mendoza's health authority), a control zone of 74.2 kilometers in radius from the site of detection of the pest was established, as well as a series of actions for the collection and burial of fallen fruits nearby, unloading of fruit hosting the Mediterranean fly, and removal of soil under the projection of the tree canopy.

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The Uco Valley, in the province of Mendoza, shook at the beginning of this year with the appearance of a focus of Fruit Fly (Ceratitis capitata) in the district La Arboleda, Tupungato department. This earned it the declaration of a sanitary emergency by the Service of Agri-Food Health and Quality (Senasa), which now, ten months later, has been declared over. It was through resolution 154/2025 of March 10 that a control zone of 74.2 kilometers radius from the site of detection of the pest was established, in conjunction with the Iscamen (Mendoza's health authority), as well as a series of actions for the collection and burial of fallen fruits nearby, unloading of fruit hosting the Mediterranean fly, and removal of soil under the projection of the tree canopy. The sanitary strategy also included the application of authorized phytosanitary products, the increase of releases of sterile insects, fruit sampling, the installation of new traps, and the carrying out of informative ...

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