2101) Mozambique updated Phitossanitary Certificate (Appendix 6 to Phitossanitary regulation)

The Mozambique NPPO is notifying the updated Phitossanitary certificate. The appendix is part of the Phitossanitary regulation that was updated …

2102) Call for alternate and replacement members of the Implementation and Capacity Development Committee (IC)

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat is soliciting nominations of replacement members of the Implementation and Capacity Development Committee …

2103) Reflecting on the achievements of CPM-8 April 2013)

It has been over 2 weeks since the Eighth Session of the CPM and it is time to reflect on …

2104) First finding of Platynota rostrana at grower of Dracaena marginata ornamental plants for planting in municipality Lansingerland

This report concerns the official finding of a 3rd instar larva of Platynota rostrana in the Netherlands on Dracaena marginata …

2105) First IPPC Webinar on Fall Armyworm prevention generates global interest

Rome, 9 December 2020. The IPPC Secretariat organized the first webinar on Fall Armyworm (FAW) prevention to launch its three-year …

2106) From FAO.org: The Tricky Task of Protecting Plants in a Globalized Age

From the FAO Media Center:

2107) 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 …

2108) 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 …

2109) Absence of black parlatoria scale from Australia

The black parlatoria scale, Parlatoria ziziphi, is considered to be absent from Australia although there are previous reports of its …

2110) 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 …