Two Fly Specimens Threatening Agricultural Production Detected in Puerto Rico · Global Voices
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San Juan, Jul 17 (EFE).- The Department of Agriculture of Puerto Rico reported this Friday that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (Aphis) of Federal Agriculture (USDA) identified two specimens of the Mediterranean fly (Ceratitis capitata) in Old San Juan. The detection occurred during a phytosanitary surveillance maintained by USDA Aphis through a network of traps and inspections to identify timely quarantine pests that may pose a t…
SAN JUAN – The Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Irving Rodríguez Torres, reported on Friday that the Federal Department of Agriculture confirmed the presence of two specimens of the Mediterranean fly in traps installed near the Paseo de la Princesa, in Old San Juan. “We are acting quickly, preventively and with the technical rigor that this situation requires. Early detection allows us to concentrate efforts in the identified area, ex…
The secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Irving Rodríguez Torres, reported on Friday that the Federal Department of Agriculture confirmed the presence of two specimens of the Mediterranean fly in traps installed near the Paseo de la Princesa, in Old San Juan. “We are acting quickly, preventively and with the technical rigor that this situation requires. Early detection allows us to concentrate efforts in the identified area, expand survei…
The secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Irving Rodríguez Torres, reported today -Friday- that the Federal Department of Agriculture confirmed the presence of two specimens of the Mediterranean fly in traps installed near the Paseo de la Princesa, in Old San Juan. The Mediterranean fly does not represent a risk to human health, but it can affect more than 250 species of fruits and some vegetables. The female deposits her eggs inside the f…
Department of Agriculture active emergency protocol, as it poses a threat to crops.
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