1961) Improving the understanding of a pest free area: experts revising ISPM 4 on Requirements for the establishment of pest free areas

7 December 2020, Rome – In another first for the IPPC Secretariat in 2020, the Expert Working Group (EWG) on …

1962) 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 …

1963) CPM Bureau sets new dates and agenda for CPM-15, pending endorsement by IPPC contracting parties

Rome, 10 December 2020. The CPM Bureau held its last virtual meeting for 2020 today, revising the CPM-15 Provisional Agenda …

1964) IPPC Webinar on Fall Armyworm prevention

Fall armyworm (FAW) has recently become a global threat to plant health, food security and the livelihoods of smallholder families …

1965) colead

 The IPPC Secretariat focal point for this organization is Sarah BRUNEL ([email protected]).  This web page was last revised 2023-02-16.

1966) 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 …

1967) Limnocharis flava in northern Queensland

Limnocharis is a perennial, anchored, climp-forming aquatic herb that grows over a meter in height. The pale green leaves occur …

1968) 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 …

1969) Absence of whitefly biotype Q in Queensland and New South Wales

There was an error in the technical process.

1970) 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 …