1301) Detection of Xylosandrus crassiculus (Granulate ambrosia beetle) in Queensland

X. crassiusculatus is probably native to tropical and subtropical Asia and is now considered one of the most abundant and …

1302) 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 …

1303) Detection of Phyllotreta chotanica (radish flea beetle) in Western Australia

Phyllotreta chotanica was originally detected in Kununurra in 2014, however subsequent surveys only occasionally detected the pest again on three …

1304) Stamping out anti-biosecurity practices in the ACT

Media release from Australian Government Department of Agriculture and Water Resources:

1305) A Successful Reception for Promotion of an International Year of Plant Health in 2020

Mr Jingyuan Xia, IPPC Secretary; Mr Andrew Doyle, Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Ireland; Ms Aulikki Hulmi, Director …

1306) 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 …

1307) Harmonizing the IPPC diagnostic protocols to protect plant resource and to facilitate trade

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) meeting on Technical Panel on Diagnostic Protocols (TPDP) took place on 11-15 July 2016 …

1308) New York City Battles on Against Dutch Elm Disease

Like elm trees across the globe, the elms in Central Park are stricken with a ruthless beetle–fungus alliance known as …

1309) Pest Risk Analysis Awareness Materials

1310) Report of oak wilt (Bretziella fagacearum) in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada (2023) / Signalement du flétrissement du chêne (Bretziella fagacearum) à Niagara Falls,, Ontario, Canada (2023)

In June 2023, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) confirmed the presence of oak wilt (Bretziella fagacearum) in association with …