15,000 turkish flowers burned in Astana, Kazakhstan

Tengrinews.kz - A large shipment of flowers from Turkey was burned in Astana.

According to the Ministry of Agriculture, the batch of flowers turned out to be infected with western flower thrips, one of the dangerous pests of cultivated plants, as well as a vector of viral diseases of plants.

"During quarantine phytosanitary control and supervision at Astana International Airport, inspectors from the State Agro-Industrial Complex Inspection Committee of the Ministry of Agriculture identified a shipment from Turkey infected with the quarantine pest, western flower thrips. 15,000 flowers were seized and, following a court decision, were destroyed by burning," the ministry said.