1461) IPPC Contracting Parties step up in issuing postage stamps to promote the International Year of Plant Health in 2020

Rome, June 2020. Despite the global COVID-19 pandemic, so far June has been a month rich in activities to promote …

1462) The IPPC Regional Workshop for the Caribbean Region 2015

The 2015 IPPC Regional Workshop for the Caribbean Region was held on 29 September - 1 October, in Port of …

1463) 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. …

1464) Eradication of Tobacco mild green mosaic virus

Within Europe, the virus is already prevalent in Mediterranean areas, in the wild host plant, Nicotiana glauca. A PRA is …

1465) News & Calls / IPPC Newsletters

Newsletter issues: 2025: November 2025: Issue#49: https://newsletters.fao.org/q/113jInr6HLnwysHIBqY/wv

1466) In Memoriam

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

1467) 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 …

1468) Eradication of Bactrocera dorsalis in the Devon Valley, Stellenbosch area, Western Cape Province, South Africa

Two B. dorsalis specimens, one female and one male, were collected from the Devon Valley area near Stellenbosch in the …

1469) 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 …

1470) A Serious Outbreak of Fall Armyworm in Southern Africa: Emergent Pest Issue for the IPPC

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