1041) There is no food security without plant health

World Food Day 2020 calls for global solidarity with the most vulnerable, marking a steppingstone in the path to promote …

1042) APPPC regional workshop for Asia and Pacific: focus on plant health international IPPC standards

Photo: Opening ceremony of the 2019 APPPC regional workshop for Asia and Pacific regions. ©APPPC

1043) CPM Bureau reviews IPPC progress and plans to advance global plant health

Rome, 22 June 2023. The Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM) Bureau met last week to review the decisions and recommendations …

1044) The 11th meeting of the IYPH international steering committee held virtually to track progress of delivering the International Year of Plant Health

Rome, 12 October 2020- The 11th meeting of the International Year of Plant Health (IYPH) International Steering Committee (ISC) was …

1045) Eastern Australia and the Ord River: Australian pest free areas for Mediterranean fruit fly

1046) Detection of willow black canker on willow

In March 2006, black willow canker was detected on willow trees in the ACT and NSW. It has been decided …

1047) Detection of tomato torrado virus in South Australia

In South Australia, the virus causes leaf mottling, yellow spotting followed by necrosis at the base of leaflets. In some …

1048) Detection of Takecallis arundinariae in Australia

Other known hosts: On undersides of mature leaves of bamboos (especially Arundinaria, and Phyllostachys, but sometimes also on Nandina, Bambusa …

1049) Detection of the Asian strain of bacterial canker of kiwifruit in Victoria, Australia

Data is lacking on the epidemiology of the disease. It has been observed that the pathogen is active between 10-20 …

1050) New hosts for Phoma herbarum in Western Australia

This is the first report of P. herbarum on Pisum sativum and Bituminaria bituminosa in Australia. Phoma herbarum has been …