Other Plant Disease -- Costa Rica
Costa Rica's State Phytosanitary Service (SFE) has updated the requirements for the entry of avocados from Honduras after authorities detected sunspot disease, a quarantine disease not present [controversial, see comments below - Mod.DHA] in the country, in 5 different shipments.
From now on, Costa Rica will require all avocados from Honduras to undergo a molecular laboratory analysis to rule out the presence of the pest. The shipments will be retained awaiting the results. If the viroid is
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?8419594&promed&0
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