Tomato mole caused damage almost 5000000 rubles to hothouses in Ochamchira District

In two years, the absence of the State quarantine inspection at the state border of Abkhazia with Russia and Georgia to the country entered two new species of pests, "tomato leaf-mining mole" and "Chrysanthemum white rust". It is impossible to determine exactly where the pests were introduced, but the experts suggest that they were in the Republic of West Georgia.

The tomato leaf-mining mole has damaged nearly five million rubles of hothouse in Ochamchira District – "AP" was told in the State quarantine inspection.

In two years, the absence of the State quarantine inspection at the state border of Abkhazia with Russia and Georgia to the country entered two new species of pests, "tomato leaf-mining mole" and "Chrysanthemum white rust". It is impossible to determine exactly where the pests were introduced, but the experts suggest that they were in a republic with seedlings illegally imported from western Georgia.

"Tomato leaf-mining mole proved in closed ground, it does not exist in the open. In greenhouses, where it was found necessary to conduct large-scale maintenance works, and, nevertheless, growing further tomatoes and other solanaceous becomes impossible", - said the head of the inspection Albert Agrba.

As for "chrysanthemum white rust", it has been found in small private farms and flower derived by destroying the crop of flowers.

On January 1, 2015 state quarantine inspection resumed its work at the state border on the river Psou. By now consider the question of its return to the state border and the river Inguri.

"We must defend our territory from receipt of the products of plants, which are contaminated with pests, diseases, weeds or seeds that could cause economic damage to the state. This year our main goal is the full resumption of work at the state border", - said Agrba.