2171) REPORTING PEST PRESENCE: PRELIMINARY SURVEILLANCE REPORTS ON TUTA ABSOLUTA IN ZAMBIA

A preliminary survey was conducted in selected areas of Zambia following reports of Tuta absoluta from farmers. The pest was …

2172) Deepening the Bilateral Cooperation of the IPPC with New Zealand

Mr. Jingyuan Xia, the IPPC Secretary visited the New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) for the first time on …

2173) Emergency Actions

Some of the alien invasive species that have been observed to affect biological diversity and agricultural production are water hyacinth, …

2174) Update on "First report of Erwinia amylovora in Rep. of Korea"

Erwinia amylovora was detected in 1,092 trees(768 pear trees, 324 apple trees) in 46 orchards in the southern part of …

2175) Call for the expression of interest by national plant protection organizations (NPPOs) to share their challenges, experiences and best practices on AUTHORIZING ENTITIES TO PERFORM PHYTOSANITARY ACTIONS during a side session at the CPM-15

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat is calling for the expression of interest by national plant protection organizations (NPPOs) …

2176) Occurrence of Blood Disease of Banana (Ralstonia solanacearum species complex) in Malaysia in Malaysia

In 2007, outbreaks of banana wilt and fruit rot symptoms were observed in many banana plantations in the state of …

2177) Occurrence of Blood Disease of Banana (Ralstonia solanacearum species complex) in Malaysia

In 2007, outbreaks of banana wilt and fruit rot symptoms were observed in many banana plantations in the state of …

2178) Detection of Bactrocera dorsalis species complex (Oriental fruit flies) in Amami Oshima Island, Japan

In September 2015, Oriental fruit flies were detected in Amami Oshima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture in Japan. The Ministry of Agriculture, …

2179) Enhancing Global Food Security through Strengthening Plant Health

The year of 2016 is a milestone for the IPPC to start the implementation of the IPPC annual theme towards …

2180) Close Cooperation of IPPC with Samoa for advancing a pilot of ePhyto

Front row: Viiga S. Filemu, Peter Neimanis, Chinthaka Karunaratne, Pelenato Fonoti, Talei F. Moors, Sarai Tevita