1071) IPPC Secretariat organized the first virtual meeting among RPPOs to discuss how to mitigate the COVID-19 impact on phytosanitary issues

Rome, 15 May 2020 – The IPPC Secretariat organized the first virtual meeting among the Regional Plant Protection Organization (RPPOs) …

1072) Description of the NPPO Timor-Leste

Description of the NPPO Timor-Leste

1073) IPPC ePhyto meetings in Geneva

Geneva, 14 February - IPPC Senior Advisor Craig Fedchock and Budget and Planning Specialist Marko Benovic, along with UNICC ePhyto …

1074) Xanthomonas citri subsp citri (Citrus canker) in Northern Territory

In April 2018, Citrus canker was detected in two retail nurseries on species of West Indian lime in Darwin, Northern …

1075) Phytophthora pseudosyringae

In January 2009 bilberry plants in woodland in Staffordshire were observed with symptoms of stem dieback, with some plants already …

1076) First detection of Spodoptera frugiperda (fall armyworm) in Torres Strait

Suspect fall armyworm was detected in pest specific traps on the islands of Saibai and Erub in Torres Strait in …

1077) 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 …

1078) Detection of Tobacco slug beetle in New South Wales

Unusual beetles were noted to be feeding on Prairie Ground Cherry leaves in November 2008 in a glasshouse. Samples were …

1079) 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, …

1080) 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 …