2151) Pest management to protect forests

Mountain pine beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae) has destroyed about 16 million ha of forests and 675 million cubic metres of timber …

2152) Absence of Cherry rasp leaf virus from Australia

Cherry rasp leaf virus (CRLV) is recorded in Australia from Orange, New South Wales, 1960 (APPD, Buchen-Osmond et al., 1988); …

2153) Eradication of Bactrocera dorsalis (Oriental fruit fly) in the Addo area, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

Bactrocera dorsalis specimens were detected in Methyl Eugenol (ME) baited traps in the Addo area of the Eastern Cape Province …

2154) Centre of Excellence / Phytosanitary Systems / PHYTOSANITARY TREATMENTS

ISPM 15 implementation is available from this link

2155) Harmonizing the IPPC diagnostic protocols to protect plant resource and to facilitate trade

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) meeting on Technical Panel on Diagnostic Protocols (TPDP) took place on 11-15 July 2016 …

2156) SAVE THE DATE!

INTERNATIONAL PLANT HEALTH CONFERENCE

2157) APHIS Establishes and Expands Citrus Greening (Huanglongbing) Quarantine Areas in Los Angeles, San Diego, and Ventura Counties, California

For full report, please visit the NAPPO Phytosanitary Alert System (https://www.pestalerts.org).

2158) Biosecurity Regulation 2016

The Biosecurity Regulation 2016 prescribes important information relating to the exercise of powers by officials under the Biosecurity Act 2015 …

2159) Absence of Phyllosticta fragariicola from Australia

There is one specimen record of Phyllosticta fragariicola on strawberry in Queensland; collected by botanist F.M. Bailey from Brisbane in …

2160) Biodiversity decline is impacting plant health

7 March 2019, Rome – A new report from FAO throws light on the negative impacts of climate change, overpopulation, …