2171) The IPPC International Symposium for Pest Free Areas PFAs) and Surveillance

28 October 2019, Shizuoka, Japan - The IPPC International Symposium for Pest Free Areas (PFAs) and Surveillance is taking place …

2172) mango mealybug: Rastrococcus invadens Williams

mango mealybug: Rastrococcus invadens Williams is a new pest on mango trees and some ornamentals in Rwanda mainly in the …

2173) ZAMBIA ENTRY POINTS

Currently, the Plant Quarantine and Phytosanitary Service(PQPS) has positioned gazetted Plant Health Inspectors (PHIs) at entry/exit points with high plant …

2174) Call for Implementation and Capacity Development projects

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2175) South American tomato leaf miner, Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) was recorded for the first time in Nepal from a commercial tomato farm of Kathmandu during May 2016.

Tuta absoluta was identified studying external morphology and male genitalia in Entomology Division, NARC, Nepal and verified by the Division …

2176) IPPC Recognized as a Biodiversity-Related Convention

The International Plant Protection Convention was recognized as a Biodiversity-related Convention and became the seventh member of the Liaison Group …

2177) The IPPC Standards Committee progress important standards

The Standards Committee (SC), with 27 participants, representing all seven FAO regions, met between 13-17 November 2017 at FAO-HQ in …

2178) IPPC: 60 years Protecting Plant Resources from the increasing threat posed by the changing global framework

The future of the food security is threatened: according to FAO estimates, global output needs to expand by about 70% …

2179) Change is coming: the third meeting of the IPPC Sea Containers Task Force held in Baltimore USA

23 September 2019, Baltimore - The third meeting of IPPC Sea Containers Task Force (SCTF) took place in Baltimore, USA, …

2180) About / Core Activities / Standard setting / Approved specifications / Approved specifications for adopted ISPMs

Approved specifications for adopted ISPMs are posted below.