1601) 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 …

1602) Commission / Strategic Planning Group / SPG 2020 - extra

An extra session of the 2020 SPG is being organized on Tuesday 10 November 2020 from 10:00 am to 12:30 …

1603) New IPPC Online Comment System OCS) software purchased!

The IPPC Secretariat is happy to announce that FAO has purchased a software for a new Online Comment System (OCS) …

1604) Bactrocera dorsalis - New IPPC Diagnostic Protocol adopted

DP 29: Bactrocera dorsalis: a) oviposition punctures on mango fruit mark spots where fruit flies lay their eggs. B) example …

1605) The vacancy P3 Agricultural officer has just been posted

The vacancy P3 Agricultural officer has just been posted:

1606) 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 …

1607) IPPC Secretariat and the FAO Sub-regional Office for Central Asia work together towards increasing accessibility of IPPC training guides to Russian speaking countries

FAO AZ, 2016, Inception meeting of the MTF/AZE/007/STF: STDF/PG/316 Strengthening phytosanitary inspection and diagnostic services in Republic of Azerbaijan

1608) Interception of Angelonia flower break virus (AnFBV) in New South Wales

AnFBV was discovered on aysmptomatic verbena plant material derived from imported tissue culture using a new diagnostic test in December …

1609) Detection of Panicum mosaic virus in New South Wales

The virus was probably introduced in vegetative planting material (stolons) of buffalo grass from North America.

1610) Detection of Hemileia wrightiae in the Northern Territory

The fungus has previously been found in Indonesia, Philippines, Taiwan, China and India. The fungus has apparently been present in …