1741) Close Cooperation between the IPPC and Sri Lanka for Advancing Implementation of ePhyto in the Asia Pacific Region

Above: Left to Right: DMJB Senanayake, RAP Ranaweera, LC Hewage, NS Assala Arachchi, NJM Nathavitharana, J Nimanthika, KC Withanage, P …

1742) Registration is open for the Joint STDF/IPPC Outreach Event on the Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation (PCE) Facilitators!

The Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation (PCE) is a management tool designed to help a country to identify both strengths and gaps …

1743) The IPPC Workshop on National Reporting Obligations for Asia held in China

The IPPC Workshop on National Reporting Obligations (NOR) for Asia took place 5-9 September 2016 in Beijing, China. The workshop …

1744) Impatiens Necrotic Spot Virus (INSV) in New South Wales (NSW)

In January 2018, INSV was detected in lettuce crops at a farm in Elderslie, in the state of NSW. A …

1745) Detection of Heterobostrychus aequalis (lesser auger beetle) in Cairns, Far North Queensland

Heterobostrychus aequalis is intercepted each year in imported timber (e.g. furniture, dunnage). Heterobostrychus aequalis appears to have failed to establish …

1746) CALL FOR EXPERTS - CPM Focus Group on Implementation of the IPPC Strategic Framework’s 2020-2030 Development Agenda Items

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat is soliciting nominations for appropriately qualified experts to take part in:

1747) Bureau Update

Dear colleagues, It has been some time since the last Bureau update but this does not mean that the work …

1748) IPPC participates in the 2nd Meeting of the World Customs Organization Working Group on E-Commerce in Brussels Belgium

WCO 2017. Meeting delegates discuss the development of tools related to the management of growing E-Commerce.

1749) Potato brown rot outbreak

Following notification from the Netherlands authorities about clonal links to the seed potatoes, a crop of ware potatoes in Cornwall …

1750) Eradication of Florida passion flower virus

The first finding of Florida passion flower virus has been made at a Passiflora propagator. The plants were in polytunnels …