1911) The IPPC Secretariat announces the 2023 Call for Topics: Standards and Implementation!

Contracting Parties and regional plant protection organizations are kindly invited to submit their topic proposals by 15 September 2023.

1912) Rhagoletis pomonella (apple maggot) detected in West Kelowna, British Columbia

Phytosanitary Pest Alert

1913) Rhagoletis pomonella (apple maggot) detected in West Kelowna, British Columbia

Phytosanitary Pest Alert

1914) Rhagoletis pomonella (apple maggot) detected in West Kelowna, British Columbia

Phytosanitary Pest Alert

1915) First meeting of the Organising Committee of the International Plant Health Conference

Rome, 24 March 2022 – The Organising Committee of the International Plant Health Conference held its first meeting today to …

1916) IYPH forum / first poll

The IYPH forum can now be reached via the following link: https://www.ippc.int/en/iyph/ (at the top right of the screen). Users …

1917) Cooperation on Phytosanitary Measures among the Chinese Initiative 'One Belt and One Road' Countries: An IPPC High-level Symposium

28 September 2018, Nanning – China’s “One Belt and One Road” initiative seeks to boost development and trade links between …

1918) Facilitating trade while protecting plants: The APPPC Regional Workshop

10 September 2018, Seoul, Republic of Korea - International standards on phytosanitary measures (ISPMs) help countries protect plants from pests …

1919) International Year of Plant Health IYPH) Steering Committee meets in Rome

The International Year of Plant Health (IYPH) Steering Committee. Photo: © FAO / Sara Giuliani

1920) South American tomato leaf miner, Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) was recorded for the first time in Nepal from a commercial tomato farm of Kathmandu during May 2016.

Tuta absoluta was identified studying external morphology and male genitalia in Entomology Division, NARC, Nepal and verified by the Division …