In the port of Novorossiysk, representatives of the Rosselkhoznadzor (the Russian Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance) detected a quarantine pest in another batch of Egyptian potatoes.
The phytosanitary inspection, carried out by Rosselkhoznadzor state inspectors for Krasnodar Krai and the Republic of Adygea on 15 July 2014, blocked the shipment, weighing a total of 137.5 tonnes.
After laboratory examination specialists FGBI "Krasnodar Interregional Veterinary Laboratory" confirmed the presence of the dangerous potato tuber moth (Phthorimaea operculella Zell). Operational information has been forwarded to Rosselkhoznadzor's territorial department in Krasnodar Krai and the Republic of Adygea for action.
