By Eduardo Paim:
Due
to the severe damage caused to crops by the caterpillar Helicoverpa
armigera , the Minister of Agriculture , Livestock and Supply , Antonio
Andrade , signed text that establishes guidelines for the integrated
management for the control of pests . Ordinance No. 1109 , linked to the
8133 decree was published on Thursday , ( 7:11 ) , in the Official
Gazette
As of now , the states that have
officially declared a state of emergency in relation to plant
caterpillar Helicoverpa have a plan prepared by the suppression Organ
State or District Agriculture Defense state . The plan should be based
on the concepts and practices of Integrated Pest Management , developed
by the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation ( Embrapa ) with the
participation of representatives from academia , government and
manufacturing .
In the opinion of researchers
from Embrapa , the growth of Helicoverpa is due to inadequate farming
practices , which must follow certain guidelines as fallowing the
adoption of shelter areas , destruction of crop residues combined with
the controlled use of chemicals , including other practices .
The
text signed by Antonio Andrade authorize , on an emergency and
temporary import of pesticide products that have the ingredient active
substance emamectin benzoate . Properties that use the substance will be
accompanied by supervision . " The plan , in addition to establishing
the guidelines of a suppression program , authorizing the import of
benzoate to be used as an adjuvant in a program of Integrated Management
of Prague which aims to control it ." Explained the director of the
Department of Plant Pathology , Cósam Coutinho .
History
On
28 October this year , the President of the Republic , Dilma Rousseff
signed Decree 8.133 , which authorizes the Minister of Agriculture to
establish the control actions needed to face agricultural diseases or
pests , when officially declared state of emergency sanitary or
phytosanitary , which includes the temporary importation of pesticides
not allowed , provided it meets certain technical criteria , including
the proven efficiency and not being involved in risks to the environment
and public health .
On the last day November 4
, west of Bahia was officially declared a state of emergency in
relation to plant pest Helicoverpa armigera . With the announcement ,
the state government can now define the area of action and adopt
management measures through suppression plan
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