1431) Implementing the IPPC Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation helped Nicaragua approve their revised phytosanitary law in record time

Managua, 11 March – Thanks to the IPPC Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation (PCE) tool, Nicaragua improved its phytosanitary legislation in record …

1432) Eastern Australia and the Ord River: Australian pest free areas for Mediterranean fruit fly

1433) 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 …

1434) Detection of Panicum mosaic virus in New South Wales

The virus was probably introduced in vegetative planting material (stolons) of buffalo grass from North America.

1435) 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 …

1436) Organogram of Ghanaian NPPO

The Plant Protection and Regulatory Services Directorate (PPRSD)

1437) Pest Freedom from Urocystis cepulae, onion smut

Onion Smut was first detected in 1950 in Adelaide, South Australia with a second detection in 1964. In 1966, an …

1438) Report of carnation tortrix (Cacoecimorpha pronubana) in British Columbia, Canada (2022) / Rapport sur la présence de la tordeuse méditerranéenne de l'oeillet (Cacoecimorpha pronubana) en Colombie-Britannique, Canada (2022)

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) confirmed the presence of carnation tortrix (Cacoecimorpha pronubana) in British Columbia in June 2021 …

1439) Limit the spread of fall armyworm, IPPC webinar series explains how

Rome, 23 November 2021. Fall armyworm is one of the major threats to global food security, plant health, and livelihoods. …

1440) 2014 Compiled member comments were posted!

Please be informed that the compiled member comments from the 2014 member consultation on draft ISPMs have been posted.