Russia: Tuta absoluta found in tomatoes coming from Uzbekistan
On November 3, 2023, officials from the Rosselkhoznadzor Office for the Orenburg Region found a quarantine pest, known as the South American tomato moth (Tuta absoluta (Meyrick)), in a batch of fresh tomatoes weighing 6,608 tons from Uzbekistan. This discovery occurred during the phytosanitary control process at the temporary storage warehouse of Service Product LLC.
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