New fly threatens horticulture export amid EU scrutiny

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Workers sort bananas for export. FILE PHOTO | NMG

The horticulture sector is on high alert following the discovery of a new pest that threatens Kenya’s export of fresh produce to overseas markets.

Drosophila Suzukii, a fruit fly commonly called the spotted-wing drosophila and native to East and South-Asia, was first identified in Kenya in March 2019 in one of the farms in Longonot, according to the department of horticulture.

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