Spain: The plague of the false moth in pomegranates in Almería alerts the citrus sector

New alert in the fruit and vegetable sector of Spain, especially in the citrus sector. The data from the Europhyt-Traces registry of the European Commission for the month of November confirms an interception by 'False moth' (Thaumatotibia leucotreta) in pomegranates from Morocco. As confirmed by the interprofessional Intercitrus, this rejection occurred in the Port of Almería and it was, consequently, the Spanish phytosanitary inspection itself (dependent on the Ministry of Agriculture) that obtained the positive result and paralyzed the entry of the shipment. "This interception should put the entire Spanish and European fruit and vegetable sector on alert and if the suspicion is confirmed, the EC should rethink its policy against this quarantine pest whose fight is regulated as a priority as it is one of the twenty with the greatest economic impact." , environmental and social,” warns the president of Intercitrus, Inmaculada Sanfeliu, in this regard. If this dangerous pest were ...