Costa Rica: Fighting the chayote mite to protect exports
date:Jun 01, 2017
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Costa Rica ships chayote to the United States, so the pest spreading could have a negative impact on the product's exports. It is necessary to clarify that the mite does not attack the chayote; what is actually harmed is the export due to commercial restrictions, asserted Gerardo Granados, head of the Department of Regional Operations, of the SFE.

The brochure recommends 7 measures at production sites, including appointing a person in charge of pest monitoring to keep rec
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