Between May 22 and June 2, 2025, Rosselkhoznadzor intercepted several shipments of imported flowers found to be contaminated with quarantine pests.
Amur Region:
16,000 infected stems were blocked at the Kani-Kurgan checkpoint. Western flower thrips (Frankliniella occidentalis) were detected in carnations, lisianthus, statice, and other varieties among a 230,000-stem shipment from China. Chrysanthemums were also banned under current import restrictions.
Sverdlovsk Region:
In Yekaterinburg, 65 chrysanthemum stems from the Netherlands tested positive for chrysanthemum white rust (Puccinia horiana). The flowers, part of a 100,600-stem shipment from Lithuania, were destroyed.
Sochi:
1,000 alstroemeria stems from Armenia were denied entry at Sochi Airport due to live western flower thrips.
Primorsky Krai:
Over 27,000 contaminated stems were found in three shipments from China. One batch has already been destroyed; the rest are scheduled for disposal by June 6. In total, this year, 22 cases of western flower thrips have been detected in Chinese flower imports, affecting nearly 288,000 stems.
Chelyabinsk Region:
In Chelyabinsk, 350 sunflower stems in a shipment of 98,000 from China tested positive for thrips. The infected flowers will be disinfected.
Source: fsvps.gov.ru