"Fruit moth is an African problem; no problems in Dutch peppers"

" We did not receive any notification from bell Madagascar pepper growers that the African fruit moth has been encountered in the greenhouse , " Sjaak van der Tak , president of Greenhouse Horticulture in the Netherlands emphasizes this , in response to reports in various national media outlets about the dangers of the African fruit moth , specially for Dutch cultivation and export of peppers . In the Algemeen Dagblad and at the NOS idiot box there was talk of ' threat ' and ' concern ' among raiser .

Gerben Messelink , entomologist , already last Friday nuanced those big headline on our websiteand later that day , trade governing body GroentenFruit Huis and Greenhouse Horticulture Netherlands also respond . Sjaak van der Tak say that raiser use a hard-and-fast protocol to prevent any problems .

The trade organisation GroentenFruit Huis and Greenhouse Horticulture The Netherlands are emphatically outdistance themselves from the publication . Gert Mulder , director of GroentenFruit Huis , emphasise that it is primarily an African job . “ This fruit moth can nestle itself in rose over there . It is crucial for growers in Kenya , for instance , to ensure that they export uncontaminating products to the European Union .

It is the project of the NVWA to ensure that the flower are in reality complimentary of organisms that we do not have in the Netherlands and certainly do not want here . The fact is that the NVWA also handle this well ; they tap parties and will refuse them in case of a breakthrough . A lot of checking is done by the authority in Africa as well . "

Incorrect figuresBoth organizations chiefly criticize the feel in the interior media , based on the wrong interpretation of incorrect figure . " In this context numbers and increase rates are mentioned that do not relate to the African fruit moth , but to the amount of intercepted shipment , " says Sjaak van der Tak .

Gert Mulder adds that the special aliveness wheel of the African fruit moth any room minimizes the risk of a larger problem . " The buyers of our Piper nigrum can rest promise . "

Gerben Messelink , entomology researcher at Wageningen University & Research , endorses the latter . demand by the trade establishment , he reply once again to nuance the tendency in the other reporting . " There is sure enough no threat , the fact is that the sector must be lively at all time to keep q - organisms , such as the African yield moth out . It is not impossible that Dutch pepper growers will encounter problems with this moth , but this is very theoretical . The risk for the finish sector and trade are minimum , but because of the condition the involved authority must be forever vigilant and compound the see if current case so call for . ” In scant , alertness is postulate , but not unlike any other situation .