Mexico-Growers demand support against "dragon"

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Growers demand support against "dragon"
By: Victor Molina
Date :2011-10-03


The growers claimed to help the secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food (SAGARPA) Francisco Mayorga Castellanos at the onset of the "Yellow Dragon" in nine states, since 75 percent of farmers lack resources and tools to cope.
Ausencio Mata Medina, President of the National Citrus Product System, noted the need to acquire more sprayers and equipment to combat the disease.
And, do not have training and dissemination programs that go directly to production facilities, in addition to them also need to adopt a more reasonable price, say from 40 pesos to buy trees, and now the whole plant is certified indoors and that adds to production costs of the nursery.
This delivered an official letter to the SAGARPA where there are plans require you to carry out a program of free plants in marginal areas with very low incomes, considering at least three hectares per producer.
Another point taken into consideration is for example to change the rules of operation, in relation to the times for the acquisition of the plant, and the HLB plan to combat what is dictating, "because the current rules of operation only allow the purchase of plant every two years, while the real need is that every year can be supported to acquire them. "
In both said HLB-causing bacteria, detected in plant material and insect vector has been demonstrated in some areas of Yucatan, Quintana Roo, Nayarit, Jalisco, Campeche, Colima, Hidalgo, Sinaloa and Baja California, and is spread by the Psyllium Asian citrus.
THE DATA
During the years 2010 and 2011, were carried out in Tamaulipas activities for the detection and control of vector HLB and shopping areas prone to some producer states such as Hidalgo, Nuevo Leon, Michoacan, Puebla, San Luis Potosi and Veracruz

 

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Xalapa
Yellow Dragon Menace 500 hectares of citrus San Rafael

Citrus growers in the region are really concerned about the appearance of the Yellow Dragon vector, as this would cause the devastation of plantations.
Diario de Xalapa
October 25, 2011

Jose Sarmiento / Correspondent / Diario de Xalapa San Rafael, Veracruz .- Concerned about the danger of the Huanglongbing virus, commonly called Yellow Dragon, citrus growers in San Rafael requested the support of researchers at the University of Chapingo, who came to give advice and start monitoring a length of 500 hectares of citrus. Puntilla community was in Aldama, of this county, where members of the Union of Ejido San Rafael investigators met with Gustavo Vargas and Adrian Lozano Almaguer Toledano, who explained the seriousness of the problem and the need for immediate action to prevent this plague cause the devastation of the citrus area of this region. The researchers warned growers that it is time to prepare before arrival, increasingly likely, the virus in this region, which became known that the state of Veracruz has already been infected and is in quarantine. noted that this is a situation that significantly affects the activity citrus and deserves proper attention Federal and state authorities, as this plague, to wreak havoc, it would be very damaging to the economy of the region and state. Producers and researchers agreed to start monitoring thousand acres of citrus, as part of a research project, this in order to detect early outbreaks of the disease and prevent its spread. recognized that it is a complicated task, because the virus is transported from one field to another by insects, forcing them to keep a rigorous and consistent review of plantations, since failure to act in time and with determination, it could affect 41% of citrus plantation in the country. SAGARPA CONFIRMS PRESENCE OF THIS DISEASE The SAGARPA confirmed the presence of this disease in a plant Persian lime and another 600 that are under study in the municipality of Tempoal said Javier Trujillo Arriaga, director general of Plant Protection of the federal agency. He explained that the Yellow Dragon was detected in the state two weeks ago, so that perform actions Sedarpa and coordinated with the growers to avoid devastation as in Colima, where the disease has caused severe damage to citrus crops

 

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Growers fear the "yellow dragon"
October 27, 2011 [7:27]
V. Ramiro Ortega / Ciudad Mante

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Ciudad Mante, Tamaulipas .- After the neighboring states of San Luis Potosi and Veracruz are being attacked by the presence of citrus Huanglongbing disease (HLB) better known as "yellow dragon", citrus growers in the region fear that the spread problem in their gardens and suffer the same consequences as demand and preventive information and support to the Local Board of Plant and SAGARPA.

And is that according to Mr. Gregorio Rivas Castillo, The Valley grower Chamal Ocampo, said that the fear arose after themselves known to Tamaulipas income of more than 70 tons of lime, cargo coming from the state of San Luis Potosi where just the presence of "yellow dragon", although it said, "we understand, fun booth monitoring the plant located in the municipality of Antiguo Morelos".

He said a few months ago was intense monitoring campaign Mante and surrounding municipalities to know about the presence of the disease of citrus, a campaign that was negative to these tests, however notes that the introduction to the status of that shipment that came the state of San Luis Potosi remains restless orange producers in this region before the risk of virus affected by the disease that attacks citrus and causes millions in damage and losses among its producers.

Mentioned that they are asking for greater vigilance in plant belts, closed over the fruit and trees from states where problems were found with the "yellow dragon"

 

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http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/803906.html
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Veracruz, pest alert 'Yellow Dragon'
The pest was detected in citrus Tempoal Township, settled in upstate

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Xalapa, Veracruz | Tuesday October 25, 2011
Edgar Avila Perez / Correspondent | The Universal
16:57


State and federal plant health declared a state of alert and activated various protocols to be detected in cultures of the northern part of the entity the dreaded pest of citrus known as "Yellow Dragon".

The first outbreak of the plague (which kills the plant and dried fruit) was detected in commercial orchards and urban areas Tempoal Township, settled in the upstate area to grow 40 per cent of national citrus production.

The National Health Service and the State Committee on Plant Health applied the "Detection Protocol" within 24 miles around the first infected orchard, so that the revisions include the towns of Orange, Benito Juarez, Tamiahua, Alamo , Chicontepec, Ixuatl?n Madero and Tuxpan.

The Director General of Plant Protection of the federal government, Javier Trujillo, said that evil was found in 700 plants of the municipality (600 in commercial orchards and 100 in urban areas), which is the thirteenth Veracruz state in the country with the presence of the "Yellow Dragon".

At a press conference accompanied by State officials, said that at present there is no economic loss to the growers from Veracruz and no risk of affecting exports to the U.S. and Asia.

"Exporting is known and accredited by U.S. regulatory authorities that the disease is transmitted by vegetative material and not the fruit, so does not mean it will stop the export," he said.

He explained that once infected the plant, it takes about seven years and let dry without citrus juice, so you still have time to contain the spread of the 200 000 hectares of Veracruz.

"There is no economic loss, because from the tree is infected is a period of two years in symptoms and five years in lost productivity, of course we can not let that happen," he said.

All of the affected plants began to be pulled down and burned to prevent the insect that spreads from spreading to other crops that generate 40 percent of domestic production (about three million tons).

The official from the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food, held that in a week might be attending and spraying nearly 50 000 hectares of citrus groves, since the problem will be addressed comprehensively, not farms or orchards.

For his part, President of the National Executive Committee of Persian Lemon Product System, Cesar Cortez Bello, said that if authorities and deputies refuse to provide greater resources to combat the pest in a few years thousands of Mexicans will be affected by high prices lemon.

The leader of producers described as "sad" that the House of Representatives spare financial resources to tackle the plague that affects the country-13 states including Veracruz, and that will leave thousands of losses and high prices for citrus fruit in some years.

Commission revealed that the U.S. Citricultores managed resources for the coming year by more than one hundred million dollars to fight the "Yellow Dragon" in Mexico and the deputies were asked to channel their request too thousand 700 million pesos.

 

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Health Alert on more than 200 000 hectares of citrus in Veracruz
STATES ? NOVEMBER 23, 2011 - 3:09 PM - ELIZABETH ZAMUDIO
Detected the presence of Huanglongbing bacteria or "yellow dragon" that affects all citrus.


Veracruz ? state and federal officials health alert in more than 200 000 hectares of citrus in the state of Veracruz, to detect the presence of Huanglongbing bacteria or "yellow dragon" that affects all citrus.

At the moment there are seven municipalities in the north and center of the institution where they have detected an increased risk of the disease, although only one of them has been a positive case of the disease in a backyard garden.

There is a risk that, as in Colima, the yellow dragon with citrus obliterate Veracruz, representing 42 percent of national production.

Javier Trujillo Arriaga, director general of Plant Protection of the SAGARPA said that positive trees with the bacteria, but have found a community of Alamo, but according to studies, have found insects that have the presence of bacteria in Cuitlahuac and are 7 municipalities with risk of having the infection.

 

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SAGARPA said that Veracruz is free of the yellow dragon
After several laboratory tests concluded that Veracruz is free of Huanglongbing virus that attacks citrus, said Jose Vicente Ramirez Martinez.
By: Breeze Gomez
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Xalapa, Veracruz .- (AVC) Veracruz is free of viruses Huanglongbing (HLB) attacking citrus, because after several laboratory tests, was ruled that the outbreak was detected in the municipality of Tempoal had affected production said Jose Vicente Ramirez Martinez, a delegate from SAGARPA.

He announced that the only case of BLH was detected was confirmed in a lime tree "chichi" in the backyard of a home isolated from large commercial orchards, however tests were performed in different areas and discarded the extent of this plague.

At a press conference the delegate said measures had been implemented health and HLB virus detection through laboratory studies, which was discarded fully that the disease that attacks citrus had invaded Veracruz.

At this insisted that the only case that was presented was that of a lime tree in a community bordering the state of San Luis Potosi, in the municipality of Tempoal , and this was treated according to protocols of the norm.

So officially said from headquarters SAGARPA, the siege was lifted, along with the State Committee of Plant Protection of Veracruz (CESVVER), so ensuring that citrus Veracruz are free of the pest.

This, "opens the borders" to the citrus produced in Veracruz, said while he said he will remain the tasks of surveillance and prevention to avoid that could presenting a new outbreak.