1951) IPPC Standards Committee approved three new Specifications

Rome, 17 November 2020. Three new Specifications have been approved by the IPPC Standards Committee (SC) during its 37th meeting …

1952) Centre of Excellence / Phytosanitary Systems / ISPM 15 IMPLEMENTATION / ISPM 15 IMPLEMENTATION

Contributed resources (External resources) Contributed resources are phytosanitary technical resources that were developed by National Plant Protection Organizations (NPPOs), Regional …

1953) Questions and Answers on ISPM 15 Symbol: submit questions by 29 March 2013 for CPM-8 evening session

The IPPC Secretariat and FAO legal office will jointly host a question and answer session on registration of the ISPM …

1954) Detection of High plains virus in Western Australia

HPV is transmitted by the Wheat curl mite (Aceria tosichella). Symptoms are very similar to those for WSMV and include:

1955) Invasive ant, Wasmannia auropunctata, in Far North Queensland

The invasive electric ant pest, Wasmannia auropunctata, was first discovered near Cairns in 2006. Other detections have been made to …

1956) Siam weed in Queensland, Australia transitions to management

Siam weed probably entered Australia as a pasture contaminant. It was under eradication from 1994, but in 2012, the decision …

1957) New Hebrides Coconut mite (Colomerus novahebridensis) present in Darwin, Northern Territory

The Northern Territory reported that the mite (Colomerus novahebridensis Kiefer) was detected in the Darwin Botanic Gardens on 19 May …

1958) IPPC Guides are now available in more languages thanks to collaboration with COLEACP

We are pleased to inform you that French versions of eight IPPC Guides have been published in collaboration with the …

1959) The eighth IPPC Seminar on plant health standards and safe trade facilitation

While trade in plants and plant products stimulates economic growth and brings prosperity to rural communities and agricultural sectors, it …

1960) Saint Lucia runs a Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation virtually

Castries, 22 October 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic did not prevent Saint Lucia from reviewing its national phytosanitary system and implementing …