1571) The Republic of Korea and Costa Rica Go into Live IPPC ePhyto Production

Rome, May 22, 2020. The Republic of Korea and Costa Rica are the most recent IPPC Contracting Parties to go …

1572) First detection of Bactrocera invadens in South Africa

On 5 May 2010 two possible exotic fruit fly specimens were detected in a Methyl Eugenol baited fruit fly trap …

1573) Entry points Nepal

Entry Points PQPMC is a sole government institution authorized for regulating plant quarantine related activities under the Ministry of Agriculture …

1574) Occurrence of Banana Bunch Top Disease (BBTV) in Mozambique

Banana Bunch Top Virus (BBTV) is the most serious disease on banana and causes devastating losses on banana in areas …

1575) Spanish translation of the Surveillance Guide (Guía de vigilancia) now available.

This is the Spanish translation of the revised Surveillance guide published in 2021. It describes different models for national organizational …

1576) G-20 Group of Agriculture Ministers Supports the IPPC ePhyto and the Initiative of an International Year of Plant Health in 2020 IYPH 2020)

The G-20 Group of Agriculture Ministers at their meeting on 27-28 July 2018 in Buenos Aires, Argentina have endorsed the …

1577) Absence of Grapevine fanleaf virus from Australia

Grapevine fanleaf virus (GFLV) was previously recorded in South Australia and Victoria (Taylor 1962; Taylor and Hewitt 1964; Meagher et …

1578) Absence of Phytophthora richardiae

Phytophthora richardiae is no longer considered to be present in Australia. Hall (1991) records Phytophthora richardiae as present in New …

1579) Absence of Grapevine fanleaf virus from Australia

Grapevine fanleaf virus (GFLV) was previously recorded in South Australia and Victoria (Taylor 1962; Taylor and Hewitt 1964; Meagher et …

1580) European Commission TRACES Welcomed to the IPPC ePhyto Solution

Brussels, 12 May 2020. The European Commission (EC) announced today that the TRACES system, maintained as the single contact point …