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

Published 2023년 8월 29일

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The Unió Llauradora has reported the presence of a new species of whitefly in the south of France called Alerucanthus spiniferus, which has the potential to affect 102 plant species, including citrus. The whitefly, which originated in Southeast Asia, has been detected in 14 municipalities in the French region of Occitania. The Unió has called on the Department and Ministry of Agriculture to take action to prevent the pest from entering their territory and has expressed concerns about the lack of effective phytosanitary controls and tools to deal with the threat of new plagues.

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The Unió Llauradora reports the presence in the south of France of a new species of whitefly not present in our agriculture, Alerucanthus spiniferus (Quaintance), which affects 102 plant species, including citrus, and which acts with great voracity. . This quarantine plague detected in June in French territory, originating in Southeast Asia, has so far been located in 14 municipalities - and another 5 awaiting confirmation - in the French region of Occitania. LA UNIÓ has asked the Department and the Ministry of Agriculture to act to prevent the pest from entering our territory and if they do not do so and it is introduced into our crops, they will ask for patrimonial responsibility because it would again mean an extra cost for the producers who cannot bear it and on the which they have no responsibility. Carles Peris, general secretary of LA UNIÓ, indicates that "it is evident that phytosanitary controls at the border are inefficient as we have been denouncing for a long time and ...

Source: Agronoticias