date:Apr 30, 2013
tection requested the use of cold treatment to control the pest.
During the time since the import of Egyptian oranges was banned, APHIS prepared a list to identify the pests of quarantine concern that could also arrive with the import of Egyptian oranges and tangerines, says APHIS.
These pests are the peach fruit fly and the Mediterranean fruit fly (C. Capitata). Due to the fact that the Plant Health, Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) manual does not include a treatment program against pea