Spain: La Unió warns of the presence in France of a new whitefly that causes damage with great voracity

He asks the Generalitat and the Government to act to prevent him from entering Spain and warns that he will ask for responsibility if they do not do so VALÈNCIA, Aug 29. (EUROPA PRESS) - The Unió Llauradora has warned this Tuesday of the presence in the south of France of a new species of whitefly not present in Spanish agriculture, Alerucanthus spiniferus (Quaintance), which affects 102 plant species, including citrus, and who acts with a "great voracity". As reported in a statement by the agricultural organization, this quarantine plague, detected in June in French territory and originating from Southeast Asia, has been located for the moment in 14 municipalities in the French region of Occitania and there are five more waiting. confirmation. La Unió has asked both the Conselleria and the Ministry of Agriculture to act to prevent the pest from entering our territory and has warned that, in the event that they do not do so and it enters Valencian crops, it will ...