2061) Republic of Korea implements new trade tool with digital ePhyto plant health certificates

Seoul, 10 May 2021. The Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency (APQA) of the Republic of Korea started a new digital …

2062) Spodoptera frugiperda (fall armyworm) detections Australia

Eradication of Spodoptera frugiperda from Australia is not considered technically feasible after being reported in Torres Strait (late January 2020), …

2063) KEPHIS

The National Plant Protection Service for Kenya (KEPHIS) was established in 1996 as a State corporation to underake all matters …

2064) FAO Plant Health Team meets to advance international cooperation on Plant Health matters

Rome, 21 April 2021. For FAO and the Secretariat of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC), international cooperation around phytosanitary …

2065) Fourth meeting of IYPH Steering Committee held at FAO HQs

From 23 to 25 April 2018 the International Year of Plant Health Steering Committee of the IPPC (“IYPH StC”) held …

2066) IPPC Recognizes World Wetlands Day

Photo Portland Bight, Jamaica. ©Ted Lee Eubanks This year, the IPPC would like to draw special attention to the celebration …

2067) Zambia Entry Points

The Plant Quarantine and Phytosanitary Service (PQPS) of Zambia is head quartered at the Mount Makulu Research Station in Chilanga. …

2068) Eradication of Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri (citrus canker) from Australia

In April 2018, Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri (citrus canker) was detected in the Northern Territory and Western Australia on potted …

2069) Pest Free Status of Trogoderma granarium in Singapore

The Khapra Beetle (KB), Trogoderma granarium Everts, of family Dermestidae, is considered to be one of the most serious, destructive …

2070) COLEACP facilitates the establishment and update of national regulated pest lists in African, Caribbean and Pacific countries

Rome, 15 April 2021. The Europe-Africa-Caribbean-Pacific Liaison Committee (COLEACP) is a Non-Governmental Organization established in 1973 by stakeholders in the …