In 2019, the Kwaliteits Controle Bureau 
(Quality Check Bureau, KCB), found False codling moth 127 times during phytosanitary import inspections. That's a decrease, compared to 2018, when the moth was found 159 times. Remarkably, the amount of finds in roses is halved in 2019.
Even more remarkable, because last summer after publications in national media, there was a fuss about an 'alleged big danger for growers'. Multiple horticultural agencies nuanced this message shortly thereafter, based on 'wrong interpretation of numbers' and that was correct, as it seems now. The amount of findings in rose was halved (to 69), while the amount of inspections was upscaled.
This doesn't mean that there is no 'danger' anymore, even though the moth isn't harmful to humans. In citrus the findings doubled in 2019 (to 23). In capsicum the codling moth was found 10 times. It's important to stay alert, but that was the conclusion last summer, too.
Sixteen cold treatments, sixteen times success
In 2019 for the first time, it was allowed to treat shipments of citrus that were blocked due to False codling moth, with a cold treatment which means 26 of minus 0.55 °C. This treatment kills any present False codling moths.
The cold treatment was applied sixteen times. After the treatment, the shipments were inspected again. In all cases, the treatment was successful and the shipments were unblocked for internal EU traffic.
For more information:
Kwaliteits-Controle-Bureau
www.kcb.nl
kcb@kcb.nl