Expanding and Strengthening the Phyto-sanitary Surveillance System for Fruit Fly, Emphasizing Exotic Species of Quarantine Importance, and Exploring the Use of Nuclear Techniques for Post-Harvest Treatment as a Complementary Action (PAN5025)

摘要

Few pests have a greater impact on world trade in agricultural products than tephritid fruit flies. They cause major losses in fruit and vegetables, and are often the target of intensive insecticide applications to protect commercial production. Their economic consequences are so great that countries free of the major tephritids prohibit the import of fresh produce from countries where these pests are endemic, and have active detection and emergency response programmes in place to maintain their fruit fly free status.