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Information: Pest risk mangement measures for quarantine pests of fresh dates from Morocco

Effective 15 July 2021 to 3 December 2021

Pest

Common name

Agreed Measures

Spider mites

Oligonychus afrasiaticus

Date dust mite

Consignment freedom verified by pre-export visual inspection and remedial action if live pests are found (a)

Oligonychus pratensis

Banks grass mite

Fruit flies

Ceratitis capitata

Mediterranean fruit fly

In-transit cold treatment at one of the following approved schedules:

  1. fruit held at 1.11°C or below for 14 days, or
  2. fruit held at 1.67°C or below for 16 days, or
  3. fruit held at 2.22°C or below for 18 days

(a) Remedial action (depending on the location of the inspection) may include treatment of the consignment to ensure that the pest is no longer viable or withdrawing the consignment from export to Australia.