First Interception of Helina reversio at Chinese Hangzhou Port
On March 13,2024,customs officers of Hangzhou Xiaoshan Airport Customs intercepted a fly by an insect trap in a cargo plane from Madrid,Spain during the boarding inspection.The intercepted fly was identified as Helina reversio(1♂adult)by morphological and molecular biological identification.This is the first recorded introduction of a vector species in the national port area,which is of great significance for the prevention and control of port vector organisms and foreign species.
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