1601) Rhagoletis pomonella (apple maggot) detected in West Kelowna, British Columbia

Phytosanitary Pest Alert

1602) Panama disease tropical race 4, Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense tropical race 4

Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense blocks the vascular system of infected banana plants, causing them to wilt and die. Panama …

1603) Strengthening Cooperation between the IPPC and the STDF

IPPC 2017 – IPPC Secretariat Rome, Italy. Meeting participants convene to discuss cooperation between the IPPC and the STDF

1604) EU import legislation

List of EU import regulations, including emergency measures against emerging pests, valid until 14 December 2019:

1605) EU import legislation

List of EU import regulations, including emergency measures against emerging pests

1606) Notification on the detection of Bactrocera dorsalis (Oriental Fruit Fly) in Grabouw, in the Southern Part of the Western Cape Province of South Africa

Three Bactrocera dorsalis specimens were detected in the affected area between the first and the third week of April, 2019.

1607) A fruitful week for the IPPC ePhyto Project Team in the United Kingdom

The IPPC ePhyto solution s technical aspects and business processes were discussed during a meeting with the national plant protection …

1608) IPPC Standards Committee Reviewed the Task Force on Topics Recommendations for 2021 Call for Topics Submission

Rome, 4 November 2021. The Standards Committee (SC) of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) met virtually on 3 and …

1609) The new draft International Standard on Audit in the phytosanitary context is off to a good start!

Expert Working Group members at the June 2019 meeting in Toronto, Canada. © FAO

1610) Together is better: the Convention on Biological Diversity CBD) and the IPPC sign a joint work plan for 2019-2020

Dr Cristiana Pasca Palmer, Executive Secretary of the CBD, and Dr Jingyuan Xia, Secretary of the IPPC, signed the CBD-IPPC …