FAO/GIEWS - Foodcrops & Shortages 04/02 - COOK ISLANDS (31 March)
Sanitary measures are still in force to contain the spread of the fruit fly in the main island of Rarotonga. The insect is considered one of the most destructive pests of fruit and vegetables. The presence of the fruit fly was initially discovered in late November, but a new discovery in early February, the first in the previous four weeks, poses a new threat to the island’s food crops.