The DA-BAFS field compliance inspection conducted the FCA on March 5, 2025, to check on the existing compliance of the on-going efficacy trials with the approved EUP. The trial was conducted in a reefer facility in Carmen, Davao del Norte.The test of efficacy is performed to determine the efficiency of the product against Cavendish Banana flower thrips. In the activity, treatments were performed via bud injection. Flower trips were also seen in the dissected sample buds, but the pest is too minute to be captured in photographs.
The conduct of efficacy trials using an EUP is a requirement for the registration of Organic Bio-control Agent (OBCA) products.
