1031) About / Core Activities / Implementation & Capacity Development

Contracting parties to the IPPC agree to promote the provision of technical assistance to other contracting parties with the objective …

1032) Valsa malicola detected in Victoria, Australia

V. malicola is associated with dieback of Malus twigs, especially those weakened by other factors, for example when frozen, burnt, …

1033) Detection of a new pathotype of Elsinoe australis causing black scab of jojoba in New South Wales and Queensland

In 2005, a black scab of jojoba was seen in jojoba plantations in New South Wales and Queensland. Black scab …

1034) Detection of Peronospora somniferi in Tasmania and Victoria

Industry is taking a number of steps to help eliminate the disease from crops in Victoria in advance of the …

1035) The International Year of Plant Health IYPH) partners meet to share ideas and build an IYPH network

The first International Year of Plant Health (IYPH) 2020 partners meeting took place at FAO headquarters on 6 April 2019. …

1036) Establishment of an IPPC Dispute Settlement Expert Committee: Call for Experts

Nominations of experts are being solicited by the Secretariat of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) for appropriately qualified experts …

1037) Australia kicked off the International Year of Plant Health

Canberra, 6 February 2020 - The International Year of Plant Health (IYPH) 2020 has been officially launched on 6 February …

1038) Phytosanitary import requirements for Latvia

Latvia is a member state of European Union (EU). Member states of European Union have common (uniform) plant health legislation, …

1039) Coordinated Border Management – a hot topic at the World Customs Organization meeting

28 October 2019, Brussels - The IPPC Secretariat participated in the Coordinated Border Management (CBM) panel discussion during the meeting …

1040) Identity incorrect of first finding of Hemitarsonemus tepidariorum (fern mite) in plants for planting of Platycerium alcicorne (fern plants) in a production greenhouse.

The identity of Hemitarsonemus tepidariorum as reported in March 2016 appears incorrect following further verification of specimens by experts. Further …