151) IPPC Secretariat and FAO elearning Academy launch new course on “Working with a national plant protection organization”

The IPPC Secretariat and the FAO elearning Academy are pleased to announce the publication of a new certified eLearning course …

152) SPOTLIGHT: Prevent. Protect. Sustain. How the IPPC is protecting agriculture and trade by reducing the risk of pest spread through wood packaging material

The volume of international trade today is roughly 45 times the level recorded in 1950 and is projected to grow …

153) Transforming pest surveillance and management in Uganda using science and advanced technology

8 July 2024 Entebbe. The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) has commended the International Plant Protection Convention …

154) The IPPC E-commerce Guide is now available in Spanish!

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to announce the release of the Spanish translation of the publication: E-commerce Guide: A guide …

155) Standards Committee and Standards Committee Working Group approve five standards for consultation

Rome, 16 May 2024. The Standards Committee (SC) and the Standards Committee Working Group (SC-7) of the International Plant Protection …

156) Pest Reports from 2016 onwards

The Dutch NPPO reports new pests through their website. See https://english.nvwa.nl/topics/pest-reporting/pest-reports

157) First finding of Contarinia sp. in Alstroemeria flower buds in a production greenhouse

Contarinia pseudotsugae (Douglas-fir needle midge) has been detected in two provinces (Limburg and Noord-Brabant) and Contarinia cuniculator has been detected …

158) Confirmation of eradication of Ralstonia solanacearum (race 3) in Solanum melongena plants for fruit production in a greenhouse in the municipality of Westland

This report concerns the closing note for confirmation of eradication of the first finding of Ralstonia solanacearum (race 3) in …

159) First finding of Ralstonia solanacearum (race 3) in Solanum melongena plants in a greenhouse in the municipality of Westland

This report concerns the official finding of Ralstonia solanacearum (race 3) in the Netherlands at a glasshouse company producing Solanum …

160) Thrips setosus (Japanese flower thrips) established on plants for planting of Hydrangea - open conditions - professional growers

This update report is a follow-up of an earlier report of October 2014 concerning the first finding of this thrips …