1751) IPPC Celebrates its 60th Anniversary

The International Plant Protection Convention at 60 years: increasingly essential as pest risk increases due to globalization.

1752) March 2011 - Eradication accomplished - first outbreak of Anoplophora glabripennis in the Netherlands

March 2011 - Eradication accomplished - first outbreak of Anoplophora glabripennis in the Netherlands

1753) Detection of a new pathotype of Elsinoe australis causing black scab of jojoba in New South Wales and Queensland

In 2005, a black scab of jojoba was seen in jojoba plantations in New South Wales and Queensland. Black scab …

1754) Emerald Ash Borer Confimed in the City of Montreal

1755) First report of the East African cassava mosaic virus-Uganda (EACMV-UG) infecting cassava (Manihot esculenta) in Cameroon.

surveys were conducted for EACMV-Uganda (EACMV-UG), a recombinant virus responsible for severe CMD epidemics in East and Central Africa,which occurs …

1756) Phytophthora lateralis

Dieback and mortality of Chamaecyparis lawsoniana – Lawson cypress within three areas on the same site totalling 21 symptomatic or …

1757) Official Opening of the Ambient and Cold Storage Facilities at the Agricultural Complex in Montego Bay Jamaica 26th of May

The Expert Working Group(EWG) in Phytosanitary Capacity Development was kindly invited to the Offical opening of the Ambient and Cold …

1758) Vacancy for an IPPC Programme Specialist

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) is an international treaty whose mission is to secure common and effective actions to …

1759) New standards adopted and key standards revised during the sixth session of the CPM; focus group to work on improving the standards setting process

Opening speeches at CPM-6

1760) Commission observes a moment of silence for disaster victims

On 14 March 2011, the sixth session of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures commenced at FAO Headquarters in Rome. Mr. …