{"status":"success","status_code":200,"message":"Data Successful.","results":{"id":5727,"date":"2021-08-21T05:14:40","date_gmt":"2021-08-21T01:14:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.lematinal.media\/?p=5727"},"modified":"2021-08-21T05:14:40","modified_gmt":"2021-08-21T01:14:40","slug":"rodrigues-fruit-flies-and-mealy-bugs-under-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.lematinal.media\/rodrigues-fruit-flies-and-mealy-bugs-under-control\/","title":{"rendered":"Rodrigues: Fruit Flies And Mealy Bugs Under Control"},"content":{"rendered":"
The impact of the invasion of fruit flies and mealy bugs are under close monitoring in Rodrigues. This was the answer of the Commissioner of Agriculture Richard Payendee, who was replying to a question addressed to him by Nicolas Von Mally about the devastation caused by these pests in the fields. It was during the last session of the \u2018Rodrigues Regional Assembly\u2019<\/em> sitting on the 10th<\/sup> of August. The commissioner indicated that indeed, these bugs are are the major pests affecting fruits and vegetables production in Rodrigues. He added that the \u2018Area-wide National Fruit Fly Control Program\u2019<\/em> initiated in Mauritius in 1994 was extended to Rodrigues. This program consists mainly of bait application and male annihilation techniques. Over the last 20 years, a \u2018Pest Control Unit\u2019<\/em> had been set up at the level of the Commission for Agriculture in order to monitor and control pests affecting the sector. This unit monitors traps on 206 spots throughout the island on a weekly basis and also assists planters through eco-friendly phytosanitary products put at their disposal. And the control of fruit flies and mealy bugs is a continuous activity of great importance to the commission.<\/p>\n