1751) Centre of Excellence / Phytosanitary Systems / EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS & CONTINGENCY PLANNING

Incursion: An isolated population of a pest recently detected in an area, not known to be established, but expected to …

1752) New IPPC draft standards progressing for consultation

The Standards Committee Working Group (SC-7) met from 16 to 20 May at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy. Mr Nico …

1753) New EU protective measures against pests of plants

New Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and the Council of 26 October 2016 on protective measures against pests …

1754) 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 …

1755) Standards Committee: progressing the development of standards

The 28th IPPC Standards Committee (SC) convened from 9 to 13 May at FAO-HQ in Rome. The meeting was chaired …

1756) Report of outbreak of Erwinia amylovora in Rep. of Korea in 2016

Erwinia amylovora (Ea) was confirmed in 3 apple trees in one orchard in the southern part of HAN river in …

1757) Medfly detections

Medfly detections in Belize July 2, 2018

1758) CPM-13 Side Session on the 2020 International Year of Plant Health held at FAO HQ

A side session on the 2020 International Year of Plant Health (IYPH) was held in the Plenary Hall at the …

1759) IPPC Assists Tunisia in its Second Round of the Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation Process

2nd PCE mission in Tunisia, June 2018, Tunis. © Mekki Chouibani

1760) Reality - the phytosanitary risks associated with the internet trade

Sales of plants and plant products ordered through the internet (e-commerce) has increased significantly in the years since the IPPC …