Risk Management Proposal review and Amendment of BMSB treatment

Regular notification 2021-11-15
G/SPS/N/NZL/673

Description

An additional treatment for brown marmorated stink bug risk cargo to be included in the MPI Standard: Treatment Requirement: Approved Biosecurity Treatments (ABTRT). This document contains the rationale behind and the recommendation to implement the use of a combination of ethyl formate and carbon dioxide to fumigate BMSB risk cargo in New Zealand.

Keywords

Pests; Territory protection; Plant health