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Chilean region free of fruit flies
Jan. 12, 2016
The Valparaiso fruit growing region of Chile is free of fruit flies, according to a government minister.
Minister of Agriculture Carlos Furche announced on Nov. 30 that fruit flies have been eradicated from Valparaiso, according to a newsletter from the Chilean Fruit Exporters Association (ASOEX).
Two flies were found in San Esteban, Valparaiso, last spring. In response to the infestation, the Ministry of Agriculture instituted aggressive measures to eradicate the pest and limit its spread, according to ASOEX.
The Valparaiso fruit fly finds followed discovery of the pest in La Serena, Coquimbo, another Chilean growing region. In response to those finds, the government installed traps within a 4.5-mile radius of the detection site and began a spraying campaign.
And in August, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service began imposing new restrictions on affected grapes, pomegranates, clementines, mandarins, tangerines and lemons because of fears over the pests spreading from Chile to the U.S.
On July 31, APHIS began requiring all Medfly host crops from quarantined areas to be treated. Fruit from quarantined areas with no approved treatment is prohibited entry into the U.S.
Before the finds in Chile, fruit could enter the U.S. with inspection at the first port of entry and was required to meet one of two conditions — either methyl bromide fumigation treatment or systematic mitigation for Chilean false red mites.
Source: The Packer
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