根据专家表示,在西非首次发现毁灭性的番木瓜害虫已从西非大陆向东部沿海地区转移。坦桑尼亚国际热带农业研究所的专家们担心害虫会影响食品安全,而导致成千上万农民家庭生活受到威胁。木瓜粉蚧Paracoccus marginatus在坦桑尼亚沿海地区与桑给巴尔岛发现,引发当地科学家和农业部门的恐慌,并尽量防止该虫在当地的扩散影响。 According to experts, the first discovery in West Africa of devastating papaya pests has shifted from the West African continent to the eastern coastal areas. Experts at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture in Tanzania are concerned that pests can affect food safety and threaten the lives of thousands of peasant families. Paracoccus marginatus found in the Tanzanian coast and Zanzibar Island, triggering panic among local scientists and the agricultural sector and trying to prevent the spread of the insects in the area.