Ecuador: Work to control the fruit fly is reinforced

The Phyto and Zoosanitary Regulation and Control Agency of Ecuador (Agrocalidad) received the visit of the entomologist, Walther Enkerlin Phd, who is a Technical Officer of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The visit took place within the framework of the Ec 5031 Project, where Agrocalidad has been developing different actions for the management and control of fruit flies since 2014. The institution has carried out different investment and cooperation projects with international organizations. Thus, in this context, the project “Improvement of the application of the sterile insect technique, as part of an integrated pest management approach to maintain and expand free and low fruit fly prevalence areas” is being carried out. ”. The project contemplates the weekly release of 3,550,000 sterile Ceratitis capitata males in areas of fruit-growing importance for sustainable management of the pest. It was in one of the releases that Enkerlin supervised the trapping and ...