The Belize Medfly Programme: A case study on maintaining a medfly surveillance and erradication programme

The present initiative consists of a Comprehensive National Surveillance program that deploys and services Medfly traps along designated trapping routes, a Medfly Eradication Action Plan that includes different measures to contain, control and eradicate any Medfly introduction, and an Export Certifi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Cabb, Delilah, Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA)
Format: Libro
Language:Español
Published: Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA) 2017
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Online Access:http://repositorio.iica.int/handle/11324/6094
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Summary:The present initiative consists of a Comprehensive National Surveillance program that deploys and services Medfly traps along designated trapping routes, a Medfly Eradication Action Plan that includes different measures to contain, control and eradicate any Medfly introduction, and an Export Certification Program for the export of Medfly host commodities. The National Quarantine System serves as the first line of defence and complements the Medfly programme.