agriculture Article Development of a Quarantine Postharvest Treatment against Guatemalan Potato Moth (Tecia solanivora Povolny) María Gloria Lobo 1,* , Cristina González-García 2, Raimundo Cabrera 3 and Domingo Ríos 4 1 Producción Vegetal en Zonas Tropicales y Subtropicales, Instituto Canario de Investigaciones Agrarias, 38270 San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain 2 Gestión del Medio Rural de Canarias, SAU, 38110 Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife, Spain;
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[email protected] Abstract: Tecia solanivora is a quarantine organism regarded as one of the insect pests causing major economic losses during potato cultivation and storage in Central America. The potatoes trade between countries, the interest in introducing new potato varieties, the great adaptability of the insect to different agro-ecological conditions, and the globalization world are serious risks in other potato growing countries. This pest was first recorded in Europe in the Canary Islands, Spain, in 1999, later in Galicia (2015) and then in Asturias (2016). Unfortunately, there are no effective chemical treatments for field control, and their integrated management has variable efficacy. Therefore, the implementation of a postharvest treatment to eradicate the insect, at any stage, during storage and marketing of potato becomes essential to achieve a product free of the insect that prevents its Citation: Lobo, M.G.; González- dissemination while maintaining the quality during its commercialization. This article presents the García, C.; Cabrera, R.; Ríos, D.