Fruit growers: Black goldfish declared an economically important pest by the end of January

Published 2025년 1월 9일

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The Bulgarian Food Safety and Agriculture Organization, along with fruit producers, is declaring the black goldfish an economically important pest by the end of the month. This pest, which affects stone fruit species and can be harmful for eight months, is causing significant damage and has not been identified officially until now. The situation is worsening without preventive measures, with many gardens being destroyed, particularly in regions such as Sliven, Burgas, Haskovo, Dimitrovgrad, and Ruse. The lack of functionality in the system intended to identify and prevent such problems is concerning. A working group, including the Bulgarian Food Safety Agency and the Ministry of Agriculture, will develop an action protocol and prevention program to address this serious issue and provide financial resources to affected producers.

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By the end of the month, the black goldfish will be officially declared an economically important pest. This is the first step after a protocol for work and countermeasures has been created by the Bulgarian Food Safety and Agriculture Organization, together with fruit producers. This was reported to Agri.BG by Tsvetan Tsekov, chairman of the Fruit and Vegetables Branch Chamber. So far, it has not happened that an economically important pest has been indicated for fruits, but we have not had such a serious enemy. In tomatoes, it is the absolute, in potatoes - wireworm. "There are many insects in fruits, but there are also preparations to combat them, an action protocol, plant protection programs, but now we are talking about an extremely serious enemy, which is very aggressive, with a hidden lifestyle and difficult to treat. If before the adult insect was harmful for 2-3 months, now it is harmful for 8 months. All this complicates the situation, and where there is ground for ...

Source: Agri