1901) New year greetings from the IPPC Secretariat

Dear colleagues,

1902) Announcements of the Implementation and Capacity Development activities

The third edition of the IPPC Procedure manual for implementation and capacity development has been published online. The publication provides …

1903) Highlights from the December 2018 Commission on Phytosanitary Measures Bureau meeting

11 December 2018 - The Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM) Bureau met virtually on 11 December 2018. Participants included six …

1904) 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 …

1905) 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 …

1906) Absence of Bactrocera dorsalis (Oriental Fruit Fly) in areas along the Orange River in the Northern Cape province of South Africa

Several Bactrocera dorsalis specimens were detected between Groblershoop and Upington, including Grootdrink, Karos and Keimoes as well as Augrabies and …

1907) Fourth detection of Bactrocera invadens in South Africa

On 25 May 2011 one exotic fruit fly specimen was detected in a Methyl Eugenol baited fruit fly trap in …

1908) Globodera rostochiensis subject to official control in Denmark

For decades the Danish NPPO has carried out official inspections, soil sampling and testing for the presence of potato cyst …

1909) 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, …

1910) 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 …