Australian and New Zealand Fumigation
The Australian and New Zealand governments are issuing seasonal measures through their agriculture ministries to control the entry of Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) into these two countries via exported goods.
BMSB, which is a fast growing/spreading species, feeds on more than 100 plant species, including many agricultural products. With these aspects, the species is seen as a threat to the cultivation of agricultural products today. For example, due to the strain effect, apple growers in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States lost $37 million in 2010; some fruit growers lost more than 90% of their crops. (Source https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_kokarca_b%C3 %B6ce%C4%9Fi)
To prevent BMSB from entering the continent, the Australian Department of Agriculture, Water and Environment and New Zealand's Department of Essential Industries have implemented a joint Offshore BMSB Treatment Providers scheme. The Plan determines the requirements of the actions to be carried out by the companies providing the measures in the risk countries on the commercial goods that will reach Australia and/or New Zealand by ships between 1 September and 30 April, and the necessary conditions for these companies to be authorized measure providers.
Pestex Spraying and Fumigation Service. Trade Ltd. Sti. has become an authorized Offshore BMSB Treatment Provider company to carry out Heat Treatment and Methyl Bromide Fumigation processes for the 2022-23 season by meeting the plan requirements. Our company has taken its place in the list of authorized companies in Turkey with AEI number TR4041SB (link: https://www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/import/before/brown-marmorated-stink-bugs/offshore- bmsb-treatment-providers-scheme/approved-list#turkey)
Methods to Prevent BMSB
Three basic methods have been identified to prevent BMSB. These methods are:
Methyl bromide fumigation
Sulfur fluoride fumigation
Heat treatment
Our company has been authorized to carry out methyl bromide and heat treatment methods in the 2022-23 season.
Target Risky Countries
The following countries are categorized as target risk countries. It is obligatory to apply UNSB measures to goods produced in or shipped from these countries, to ships loaded or called from these countries.
Albania
Andorra
Armenia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Canada
Croatia
Czech Republic
France
Japan (elevated ship surveillance only).
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Italy
Kazakhstan
Kosovo
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
Montenegro
Moldova
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Republic of North Macedonia
Romania
Russia
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine
United States
Target High Risk Goods
Goods falling into the following classifications are classified as target high-risk goods and UNSB precautionary application is mandatory.
44 - Wood and articles of wood; charcoal
45 - Cork and articles of cork
57 - Carpets and other textile flooring
68 - Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials
69 - Ceramic products – including subsections I and II
70 – Glass and glassware
72 - Iron and steel - including subsections I, II, III, IV
73 - Articles of iron or steel
74 - Copper and articles of copper
75 - Nickel and articles made of nickel
76 - Aluminum and articles made of aluminum
78 - Lead and articles made of lead
79 - Zinc and articles made of zinc
80 - Tin and articles thereof
81 - Other base metals; cermets; their stuff
82 - Tools, utensils, cutlery, spoons and forks of base metal; parts and parts thereof, of base metal
83 - Miscellaneous articles of base metal
84 - Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical devices; parts
85 - Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television video and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles
86 - Railway or tramway locomotives, wagons and parts thereof; railway or tramway fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; all kinds of mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signaling equipment
87 - Vehicles other than railway or tramway wagons and parts thereof
88 - Aircraft, spacecraft and parts thereof
89 - Ships, boats and floating structures