date:Mar 15, 2017
cted consignments. To ensure the eradication of this pest, the public is being asked to notify the directorate of any purchase of citrus trees in the last six months.
The Citrus Tristeza Virus is the most destructive citrus disease worldwide. The most recent outbreak dates back to 2012 when an area in San Blas and Daħlet Qorrot Valleys in Gozo was demarcated.
The virus cannot be controlled by pesticides, and the only control mechanism for this disease is that of uprooting and burning infected