Argentina strengthens measures to prevent the entry of the small hive beetle

Published 2024년 4월 29일

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The small hive beetle (PEC or Aethina Tumida), which has been detected in Brazil, Bolivia, and Paraguay, has prompted the National Agri-Food Health and Quality Service of Argentina (SENASA) to warn bee producers about the potential risk to their industry. The beetle, which causes significant damage to bee hives by feeding on honey, pollen, brood, and causing hive abandonment, could severely harm Argentina's beekeeping chain, a key industry for honey export to the US and EU. SENASA has called on bee producers to report any signs of the beetle and to implement preventive measures to avoid an outbreak. The agency also emphasized the importance of maintaining Argentina's PEC-free status to meet export health requirements.

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Given the detection in Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay of the small hive beetle (PEC or Aethina Tumida), the National Agri-Food Health and Quality Service of Argentina (SENASA) emphasized the need for bee producers to immediately notify and mandatory any suspicion of its presence and adopt preventive health care in their production system. In addition, he highlighted that it is important for farmers to understand that there are quarantine diseases or pests that can affect Argentine bee production and that are not present in the country. “The entry of the PEC could cause serious productive and commercial damage to the beekeeping chain. The main export destinations for Argentine honey are the United States and the European Union, to whom we mostly send our export volume,” explained the head of Senasa's National Bee Health Program, Mauricio Rabinovich. In the case of the European Union, the country exports the product with a certificate that indicates that the country is free of this ...

Source: MXfruit