Humpback fly is a threat to Ecuadorian bananas in Russia

It is capable of transmitting parasitic diseases in both animals and humans. And it compromises long-term stored food. The fly Megaselia scalaris, or humpback fly, puts the export of Ecuadorian bananas to Russia at risk. The Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Control of Russia (Rosselkhoznadzor) requested the suspension of the certification of five Ecuadorian banana exporters, due to a “systematic detection” of the fly in Ecuadorian bananas. The Russian phytosanitary authority assures that these exporters have committed the highest number of violations, which is why it asks Ecuador to suspend them since February 5. Meanwhile, the Commercial Office of Ecuador in Moscow requested an urgent meeting with the entity. The banana fly, a "dangerous" pest The Rosselkhoznadzor bulletin notes that the fly is a pest "dangerous for Russia and the countries of the Eurasian Economic Union." According to the entity, this universal, highly fertile plant pest - even in closed places, ...