1551) Now open: Diagnostic Protocols notification period

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to announce the start of the Diagnostic Protocols (DP) Notification Period from today, 1 July …

1552) IYPH International Steering Committee reviews plans for the IYPH closing events

Rome, 6 April 2021. The International Steering Committee (ISC) for the International Year of Plant Health (IYPH) convened virtually for …

1553) APHIS Expands the Citrus Greening (Huanglongbing) Quarantined Area in California

For full report, please visit the NAPPO Phytosanitary Alert System (https://www.pestalerts.org).

1554) We want to hear from you! IPPC consultation period is now open

The 2022 consultation period has opened today, 1 July 2022.

1555) Priority pests for Australia

Regulated pests for Australia are identified in a number of pest risk analyses (PRAs) undertaken for a variety of purposes …

1556) Australian Biosecurity Act 2015

The Biosecurity Act 2015 (Biosecurity Act) provides the primary legislative means and a modern regulatory framework for the Australian Government …

1557) The report of the 2017 Standards Committee Working Group SC-7) meeting Rome 15-19 May 2017) has now been posted

The report of the 2017 Standards Committee Working Group (SC-7) meeting (Rome, 15 - 19 May, 2017) has now been …

1558) Phytophthora austrocedrae

Dieback was noted on 3 Chamaecyparis lawsoniana - Lawson^^s cypress and 2 Chamaecyparis nootkatensis - Nootka cypress.

1559) 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 …

1560) 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 …