1511) Nine Standards Adopted and Noted by Consensus at CPM-11

The Eleventh Session of the Commission of Phytosanitary Measures (CPM 11), with the theme “Plant Health and Food Security”, was …

1512) The 2016 winners of the IPPC photo contest 'The Shocking Impacts of Pests'

The winner of the 2016 IPPC Photo Contest “The Shocking Impacts of Pests” is Tyler Fox, from the United States …

1513) Eradication of Potato Cyst Nematode (PCN) from Western Australia

Following detection of PCN in Western Australia in 1986, eradication action was undertaken.

1514) Commission / Consultations / Current consultations for draft ISPMs / Current objections to the adoption of ISPMs

BACKGROUND INFORMATION Draft ISPMs submitted for adoption by the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM) are posted on the CPM page …

1515) Core Activities / Standards & Implementation / Standard setting / Current notification period for DPs / DP Translations

Mechanism to translate Diagnostic Protocols into Languages At CPM-5 (2010), the Secretariat introduced a paper describing how the diagnostic protocols …

1516) Consultations / Current consultation on draft specifications for ISPMs / Previous consultation on draft specifications for ISPMs

Background Specifications for ISPMs outline the content and scope of a future ISPM and are used by the expert drafting …

1517) Change is coming: the third meeting of the IPPC Sea Containers Task Force held in Baltimore USA

23 September 2019, Baltimore - The third meeting of IPPC Sea Containers Task Force (SCTF) took place in Baltimore, USA, …

1518) Detection of coconut rhinoceros beetle (CRB)

From the 7th of September to the 6th of December 2019, 50 specimens of Oryctes rhinoceros have been trapped in …

1519) Linking the IPPC Secretariats budget to the new 2020-2030 IPPC Strategic framework: results from the IPPC Financial committee FC) meeting

7 October 2019, Rome - The IPPC Finance Committee (FC) met in Rome on 7 October 2019 to review the …

1520) South American tomato leaf miner, Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) was recorded for the first time in Nepal from a commercial tomato farm of Kathmandu during May 2016.

Tuta absoluta was identified studying external morphology and male genitalia in Entomology Division, NARC, Nepal and verified by the Division …