Senasa achieved population reduction of the fruit fly in Piura

Published Dec 12, 2024

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The National Agrarian Health Service (Senasa) has successfully eradicated the fruit fly pest in Piura, Peru, significantly improving pest control in the region. The MTD recordings have dropped to 0.004 in 69,480 hectares of fruit and vegetable crops, benefiting over 33,000 producers. This breakthrough has established Piura as a leading region in mango production and export, as well as boosting the production of grapes and blueberries for both national and international markets. The project, conducted from 2019 to 2024, involved collaboration with local authorities, producers, and agro-exporters, and has been crucial in mitigating a major pest that can cause up to a 40% loss in production.

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The National Agrarian Health Service (Senasa) reported that, thanks to the joint work with authorities and producers to eradicate the fruit fly pest, the Piura region has achieved a significant improvement in pest control. This improvement is reflected in the MTD (Fly/Trap/Day) of 0.004 recorded in the 69,480 hectares of fruit and vegetable crops, benefiting more than 33,000 producers. All these actions have been key to Piura consolidating itself as the leading region in the production and export of fresh mango. In addition, sustained progress has been achieved in the production of grapes, blueberries and other healthy products for both national and international marketing. This fruit fly eradication project was carried out by Senasa from 2019 to 2024, in the productive areas of San Lorenzo, Alto Piura, Chira, Piura, Paita, La Tina/Guineo, Medio Piura, Interandino Alto Piura, Huancabamba and Ayabaca. The announcement was made during the ceremony to present the results and ...

Source: AgroPeru