Based on this information, write a new short title in English: Biological struggle against citrus pest .. 36 thousand parasitoids were left to nature – BRTK
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The Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources left 36,000 parasitoids to nature as part of the biological struggle against Diaphorina Citri pest, which threatens citrus production. There was no disease in the tests.
According to the statement made by the Ministry, the Agricultural Research Institute and the Directorate of Agricultural Department of the Directorate of Agricultural Department within the scope of the work carried out, the citrus fruits can cause serious losses against Diaphorina Citri pests against important steps were taken.
Tamarixia radiata, the natural enemy of the pest, aims to control the population by releasing the population to the nature of the type of parasitoids. In April 2024, a total of 36 thousand parasitoids were left to nature by May 2025 and the effectiveness of these parasitoids on the harmful of these parasitoids was determined at the level of 70 percent.
The statement also emphasized that preventive measures were taken against the Candidatus Liberibacter spp. In this context, the European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization (ENTO) protocol in accordance with the PCR test was performed three times throughout the country and the analysis was not found in the disease.
