Posted on Thu, 22 Nov 2012, 20:01

Call for: Phytosanitary treatments for fruit flies

Submissions are being solicited for additional cold treatments for the control of the fruit flies: Ceratitis capitata and Bactrocera tryoni on Citrus spp.

The following cold treatments are presently being considered for approval and are posted here below. 1. Cold treatment of Citrus sinensis for Ceratitis capitata 2. Cold treatment of Citrus reticulata × Citrus sinensis for Ceratitis capitata 3. Cold treatment of Citrus sinensis for Bactrocera tryoni 4. Cold treatment of Citrus reticulata × Citrus sinensis for Bactrocera tryoni 5. Cold treatment of Citrus paradisi for Ceratitis capitata 6. Cold treatment of Citrus limon for Bactrocera tryoni 7. Cold treatment of Citrus reticulata cultivars and hybrids for Ceratitis capitata 8. Cold treatment of Citrus limon for Ceratitis capitata

The submissions should include all of the information required and outlined in ISPM No. 28 (Phytosanitary treatments for regulated pests), available here below.

Due: 15 April 2010