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Ministry of Agriculture investigates beans pest outbreak in Toledo

Posted: Tuesday, February 28, 2023. 9:33 pm CST.

Photo Credit: MAFSE
By Rubén Morales Iglesias: The Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security, and Enterprise (MAFSE) is investigating a beans pest infestation in the Toledo District.

“We sent samples abroad for proper identification and then we will come up with a strategy to deal with that too,” Minister Jose Abelardo Mai said.

Minister Mai said the beans pest, a Black Bean Bug named Brachyplatys subaeneus, was found in Toledo but while it is affecting beans production, the Ministry is yet to identify how widespread it is and the level of infestation.

“We know that it has been found in other countries so we need to pay attention to that,” Minister Mai said.

“Whenever a new pest is found in the country, that we did not have, it sends a serious alarm.”

 

The Belize Agriculture Health Authority (BAHA) sent a team of technicians to conduct field inspections in the affected farms in San Miguel in Toledo.

Minister Mai said that a country has to put measures in place not only to control a pest outbreak and minimize the negative impact it can have on local production but also because a pest like this one is also of concern to trading partners. He said the BAHA has established protocols in place that it follows when a pest like this stinkbug is identified in the country.

 

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