1401) Detection of Garlic allexiviruses in Western Australia

Garlic allexiviruses was detected in August 2011. It is likely to be widely distributed as plants are vegetatively propagated. Viruses …

1402) 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 …

1403) Detection of High plains virus in Western Australia

HPV is transmitted by the Wheat curl mite (Aceria tosichella). Symptoms are very similar to those for WSMV and include:

1404) Little Cherry Virus 2 in Australia

The virus affects the overall health of the cherry tree, resulting in fruit that is smaller and lacking flavour. The …

1405) 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 …

1406) 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 …

1407) 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 …

1408) 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 …

1409) Harnessing technology to benefit the environment: the IPPC at the 10th InforMEA Steering Committee Meeting

The 10th Meeting of the InforMEA Steering Committee in Montreux, Switzerland. © UNEP

1410) Notification on the detection of Bactrocera dorsalis (Oriental Fruit Fly) in three separate areas in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa

The Jeffreys Bay area where five OFF specimens were detected was delimited and no additional detections occurred since 21 May …