1701) Phytosanitary treatments and fumigant methodologies

Treatments applied for biosecurity purposes are part of measures used in managing the risk of introduction of exotic pests and …

1702) Notification of amended emergency quarantine measures for plant pathogen Xylella fastidiosa – 13 January 2016

The attached notice provides clients of the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources who import nursery stock, tissue cultures and …

1703) Current status of plant Import Risk Analyses

Summary of current status of plant risk analysis being conducted by Plant Biosecurity, Department of Agriculture and Water Resources.

1704) Extended deadline: Vacancy announcement - IRSS Analyst

The IPPC Secretariat is hiring a consultant to work as Implementation, Review and Support System (IRSS) analysist for a ten-month …

1705) The 4th Training Workshop on the PCE Facilitators for the IPPC Contracting Parties successfully organized in Italy

Held in Ronciglione, Italy, from October 17th – 28th 2016, the 4th training workshop on the Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation (PCE) …

1706) Absence of Phyllosticta fragariicola from Australia

There is one specimen record of Phyllosticta fragariicola on strawberry in Queensland; collected by botanist F.M. Bailey from Brisbane in …

1707) Absence of Phyllosticta fragariicola from Australia

There is one specimen record of Phyllosticta fragariicola on strawberry in Queensland; collected by botanist F.M. Bailey from Brisbane in …

1708) Four devastating fruit flies pests are one and the same species

A female oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis, laying eggs by inserting her ovipositor in the skin of a papaya. Image …

1709) The meeting on Technical Operation of the Generic ePhyto National System GeNS) held in Ghana

The meeting on Technical Operation of the Generic ePhyto National System (GeNS) was held from 24-28 October 2016 at Pokuase, …

1710) New year greetings from the IPPC Secretariat

Dear colleagues,