1781) Call for Abstracts: IPPC International Symposium for Pest Free Areas and Surveillance - DEADLINE EXTENDED

UPDATED 08 July 2019

1782) Four draft standards approved for the 2019 second consultation by the IPPC Standards Committee Working Group SC-7)

Standards Committee Working Group (SC-7) members, stewards of draft International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPMs) and IPPC Secretariat members at …

1783) Strengthening Bilateral Cooperation between the IPPC Secretariat and South Africa

23 November 2018, Rome - Mr Xia Jingyuan, IPPC Secretary, met with H.E. Mr Senzeni Zokwana, South Africa’s Minister for …

1784) Ordinance on plant health

The ordinance on plant health entered on the first of january 2020 into force and is the new swiss legislation …

1785) The IPPC International Symposium for Pest Free Areas PFAs) and Surveillance

28 October 2019, Shizuoka, Japan - The IPPC International Symposium for Pest Free Areas (PFAs) and Surveillance is taking place …

1786) 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 …

1787) 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 …

1788) Potato brown rot outbreak

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

1789) 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 …

1790) Occurrence of Banana Bunch Top Disease (BBTV) in Mozambique

Banana Bunch Top Virus (BBTV) is the most serious disease on banana and causes devastating losses on banana in areas …