Pest identified: avocado seed weevil larvae.
Regions affected: Michoacan, Jalisco, Colima, Nayarit.
Quantity destroyed: up to 52 tons.
Action taken: trucks emptied, fruit burned or buried, shipments detained.
Goal: stop infestation and protect future avocado production.
To prevent the insect from spreading, producers in several states destroyed up to 52 tons of avocados by burning and burying them.
The contaminated fruit was kept out of the market, and shipments were held back.
The weevil can damage trees and quickly infest orchards if not controlled.
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