Argentina: Mendoza and San Juan export grapes and plums free of Lobesia botrana

The Institute of Health and Agricultural Quality of Mendoza (Iscamen) reported that the province exports grapes and plums free of lobesia botrana. The institute assists producers with pheromone diffusers. The conditions required by the markets are dynamic and vary according to the agricultural products offered, as well as the desires of consumers. Due to the presence of Lobesia botrana, the marketing of fresh grapes and plums to Brazil, without carrying out phytosanitary treatments, requires compliance with a Risk Mitigation System. These systems establish and implement a series of measures that guarantee different markets the minimum risk of introduction of a particular pest, in this case Lobesia botrana. They are protocols agreed upon between the responsible organizations of the countries or areas involved, one of origin and another of destination. Their objective is to prevent the infestation of the destination country or area with agricultural diseases or pests that are not ...