1211) Schizotetranychus baltazari in northern Australia

This species has been known mainly from a wide range of the Southeast and Southwest Asia countries. The spider mite …

1212) Detection of Cowpea mild mottle virus (Carlavirus) in Queensland

Cowpea mild mottle virus is known to cause severe distortion, twisting and discolouration of the pods as well as mosaic/mottling …

1213) Dickeya dianthicola in Western Australia

Eradication of D. dianthicola from Australia is not considered technically feasible. D. dianthicola is a bacterium that is considered to …

1214) Detection of Heterobostrychus aequalis (lesser auger beetle) in Cairns, Far North Queensland

Heterobostrychus aequalis is intercepted each year in imported timber (e.g. furniture, dunnage). Heterobostrychus aequalis appears to have failed to establish …

1215) News & Calls / Calls & Deadlines / Calls for Standards

This page includes five subpages:

1216) New IPPC Online Comment System OCS) software purchased!

The IPPC Secretariat is happy to announce that FAO has purchased a software for a new Online Comment System (OCS) …

1217) Prompt pest reports from Zambia and Jordan: enhanced global cooperation on pest prevention and control

Rome, 1 October 2020 - On 21 September 2020, researchers in Zambia reported the arrival of wheat blast disease to …

1218) An Official Launch of the Inception for the IPPC Project on Capacity Development under the Framework of FAO-China South-South Cooperation Programme

IPPC 2017. The IPPC/FAO Regional Workshop participants for Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia convene during special session on …

1219) Impact report on the International Day of Plant Health out now

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to provide the attached two-page summary report, which gives a snapshot of how the International …

1220) The Contribution of the IPPC to Achieving UN SDGs for 2030 Agenda

The 5th CPM Strategic Planning Group (SPG) Meeting was held from 4-6 October 2016 in Rome, Italy, with the theme …