How much are the flies that Mendoza will sell to Bolivia? – Summary 3

The President of the Institute of Health and Quality in Agriculture of Mendoza (ISCAM), Alejandro Molero, informed Chain 3 this million flies of the species that will be exported to Bolivia cost 350 dollars.

"This is a much lower value than production, there is virtually no relationship because the goal is to create an agreement with the trading countries," he later said to say that 162 million flies would be sold.

The specialist explained the procedure to create this "super fly Argentine". "We call it that because we take lines from different countries to give it greater flying power and greater longevity, compared to native species," he said.

He said that they were then reproducing the super-fly by the millions in the bio-plant of Santa Rosa, Mendoza, the largest in Latin America. "We take the male's eggs and go through the bioplant to be sterilized," he added.

And he continued: Once the chrysalis has emerged, we release it into the environment by plane. Thus, we interrupt the life cycle of the insect (the larva that harms the fruit) and prevent it from reproducing because, although it leaves the copula, they are sterile males. "

He said Mendoza was declared a free zone for this pest. "Patagonia and Spain are among the best-selling companies, and today Bolivia is taking its first steps because it is an environmentally friendly product," he said. he declares.

The insect factory located in the municipality of Santa Rosa produces 450 million sterile insects a week.

Interview with Fernando Genesir.