The Cusco region in Peru has reached the eradication stage of the fruit fly, with low population levels that do not pose a risk to the regional fruit and vegetable sector. The National Agrarian Health Service implemented strategic actions to reduce the incidence of the pest, including installing official traps to monitor its presence. The eradication of the fruit flies would benefit over 25,000 producers and save them approximately S/1,200 per hectare annually, but it is important for all actors in fruit production to commit to cultural control tasks for long-term sustainability.
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As a result of the “Fruit Fly Eradication Project IV” carried out by the National Agrarian Health Service (Senasa) in 9 regions of Peru, the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri) confirmed that the Cusco region is already in the eradication stage of the fruit fly, with low population levels of the pest, which do not represent a risk for the regional fruit and vegetable sector. To reach the eradication stage, Senasa carried out (since 2019) a series of strategic actions aimed at reducing the incidence of this pest in 2,072 hectares, located in the production areas of Anta, Acomayo, Paruro, Chumbivilcas and Urubamba. Within the phytosanitary surveillance strategy, 1,460 official traps were installed to monitor the presence of the pest; which at the beginning reported thousands of captures per week, and which today only reaches 32 flies captured per week. “In the sustainability of these achievements, the participation of producers, authorities and agricultural ...
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