1451) Pest free status of Microcyclus ulei in Singapore

Microcyclus ulei (South American Leaf Blight) is listed as a quarantine pest in Singapore. Survey of SALB in Singapore has …

1452) Inter-Agency Liaison Group on Invasive Alien Species

The IPPC Secretariat and FAO recently hosted the Inter Agency Liaison Group on Invasive Alien Species (IALG-IAS) at FAO Headquarters …

1453) Eradication of Synchytrium endobioticum (Schilbersky) Percival

In 1948, Synchytrium endobioticum (Schilbersky) Percival had been found in household plot in Vidzeme region in Latvia at first time. …

1454) New pest in Kenya: Preliminary surveillance report on Tuta absoluta- preliminary report by Kenya

This moth was first known as a tomato pest in many South American countries. In 2006, it was identified in …

1455) IPPC: 60 years Protecting Plant Resources from the increasing threat posed by the changing global framework

The future of the food security is threatened: according to FAO estimates, global output needs to expand by about 70% …

1456) IPPC Coverage of Aquatic Plants

At the 9th Session of CPM, the Recommendation CPM-9/2014/1 covering "IPPC Coverage of Aquatic Plants" was adopted: https://www.ippc.int/core-activities/governance/cpm-recommendations/ippc-aquatic-plants. The International …

1457) ePhyto Industry Advisory Group held seventh virtual meeting with Guatemala

Rome, 20 July 2022. The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) held the seventh of a series of ePhyto industry workshops, …

1458) In Memoriam

Prof. Dr Jens-Georg Unger The international plant health community mourns the passing of Prof. Dr Jens-Georg Unger, Director of the …

1459) The 9th IYPH ISC meeting convened virtually to continuously advance delivery of the IYPH during the Covid-19 pandemic

Rome, 25 June - The 9th meeting of the International Year of Plant Health (IYPH) International Steering Committee (ISC) was …

1460) A Serious Outbreak of Fall Armyworm in Southern Africa: Emergent Pest Issue for the IPPC

Photograph: B.R. Wiseman – USDA/ARF, Tifton (US)