Nematode is a microscopic worm that, preferably, attacks pines and other resinous trees, making the wood to rotter. To stop this situation, the solution is to apply a phytosanitary treatment that, by applying heat (HT), fights and kills the pine nematode.

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In order to control this situation, the Portuguese Government, by a law decree, decided: “All bee hives made in Portugal, mainland and islands, that are for export or to the buffer zone (almost all national territory) must be stamped with the phytosanitary proof”.

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Since 2008 that Casa do Apicultor has a phytosanitary passport with register number PT-4304-HT, being accredited by DGAV to stamp in all its wood products, can sell hives in all Portuguese territory and foreign countries, what could not be possible without it.