Saudi- Agriculture Ministry bans import of bee colonies from Brazil


(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency) Riyadh Jumada II 07 1437 March 16 2016 SPA -- The Ministry of Agriculture has banned temporarily the import of all bee colonies from the State of Sao Paulo of Federal Republic of Brazil due to their infection by pest ''Aethine tumido''.
The ban was based on the precautionary bulletin received from the World Organization for Animal Health on outbreaks of infestation of Aethine tumiad small hive beetle in the state of Sao Paulo of Federal Republic of Brazil.
--SPA
16:09 LOCAL TIME 13:09 GMT


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