B.C., Canada Soft Fruit
Systems Approach Work Plan for Soft Fruit
(Peaches, Nectarines, and Apricots)
Pest of Concern: Oriental Fruit Moth (OFM), Cydia molesta
Each facility/grower must be registered with Northwest Horticultural Council by the start of the crop season.
Field Control Procedures
All Orchards must comply with the following field control procedures:
- Trapping to begin prior to first adult flight of OFM.
- Inspect and record trap catch minimum of once per week.
- Trapping requirements reviewed with Canadian Food Inspection Agency yearly.
- Sprays shall be applied and optimally timed with degree days.
- Mating disruption is an option in lieu of or in combination with pesticide applications.
- Trap monitoring, treatments and shoot/strike records must be submitted at time of harvest upon request of WSDA.
Inspection Procedures
Packinghouse cutting requirement:
- 2 technicians trained by WSDA (minimum number)
- Cut 300 cull fruit per day per grower lot per variety
- Record cull cutting results on the cull score sheet found in the export packet for B.C., Canada
(If shipping to both Canada and Mexico, fill out both country’s forms.) - Any larva found during cutting must be submitted to WSDA for identification
- If an OFM is found, that grower lot is “out” for the remainder of the season
- Fruit must be packed in new, clean containers with preprinted name and address of the packer.
- All cartons must be stamped with a grower lot number.
Additional Declaration:
“The fruit in this shipment was produced and inspected in accordance with the systems approach guidelines agreed to between APHIS and CFIA.“
- 1% of the shipping cartons must be inspected for phytosanitary, AND all fruit showing pest infestation will be cut; a minimum of 2 fruit per container will be cut and examined for internal feeders.
- Detection of a single OFM rejects that grower lot for the remainder of the season.
- Repacking for infestation NOT permitted.
- Fumigation of peaches, plums nectarines and apricots is optional.
- Trap monitoring, treatments and shoot/strike records must be submitted at time of harvest upon request of WSDA.
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Export Contact
Northwest Horticultural Council
105 South 18th Street,
Suite 105 Yakima, WA 98801
Phone: (509) 453-3193
Fax: (509) 457-7615
Email: general@nwhort.org
NHC Website
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