On February 4, 2023, the Office of the Rosselkhoznadzor for the city of Moscow, the Moscow and Tula regions at the phytosanitary control post located at the cargo terminal of Domodedovo-Cargo LLC during quarantine phytosanitary control, during the inspection of a batch of fresh strawberries, weighing 1.0 tons, (origin - Republic of Armenia), a quarantine object for the Russian Federation was identified - *Western flower thrips (Frankliniella occidentalis Pergande).
The presence of a quarantine object in a viable state was confirmed by a laboratory examination carried out by specialists of the All-Russian Center for Plant Quarantine (FGBU VNIIKR) subordinate to Rosselkhoznadzor.
In accordance with the phytosanitary legislation of the Russian Federation, the batch of contaminated regulated products was returned to the address of the consignor on the territory of the Republic of Armenia
Source: fsvps.gov.ru