USA: APHIS restricts the entry of cherries from Canada due to the presence of the European fly

Published 2024년 4월 3일

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In response to the detection of the European cherry fly in Quebec, Canada, in July 2022, the USDA's APHIS has implemented restrictions on cherry imports from the province to prevent the pest's spread. Following the Canadian Food Inspection Agency's decision to expand the regulated area to all of Quebec in June 2023, due to the pest's potential to cause significant damage by feeding on cherry fruit pulp, these restrictions have been extended to include certain other fruits from Quebec and Ontario. Additionally, cherries from other Canadian provinces are now required to have verified origins. This action was taken after a single detection of the pest in western New York, which has been contained.

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The USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, APHIS, restricted the entry of cherries into the US from the province of Quebec in Canada. APHIS said the measure is to prevent the introduction of the European cherry fly after its detection in the province. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency, CFIA, confirmed the presence of the European cherry fly in July 2022 and in an ornamental Prunus spp. Tree in a park in Quebec. Given this, CFIA expanded its European regulated area against the cherry fly to the entire province in June 2023. The Canadian entity said that the larvae of the European cherry fly can cause 100% losses by feeding on the pulp of the fruit, and the pest can be introduced into new areas through infected fresh cherries, soil from areas where establishes the pest or host plants grown in established areas. APHIS detailed that the only detection in the United States of the European cherry fly occurred in western New York, where it is under control. The service said ...

Source: Portaldelcampo