211) Kenya receives tablet computers, trains plant health inspectors in digital pest surveillance

Nairobi, 5 November 2024. The Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS) received 40 tablets from the International Plant Protection Convention …

212) SPOTLIGHT: Better safe than sorry: Nicaragua’s emergency plant protection efforts to curb Fusarium Tropical Race 4 (TR4) of banana

Detecting, preventing and responding to risks are vital aspects for managing the effects of harmful plant pests and diseases. Conversely, …

213) SPOTLIGHT: IPPC promotes science and technology to save mango production and trade in Mali

Moustafa Coulibaly and his family have been involved in mango production for about 50 years. Coulibaly and his brothers are …

214) Now available: Video on Managing e-commerce pest risk

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat is pleased to announce the release of a new video entitled Managing e-commerce …

215) IPPC Secretariat and FAO elearning Academy launch new course on “Working with a national plant protection organization”

The IPPC Secretariat and the FAO elearning Academy are pleased to announce the publication of a new certified eLearning course …

216) The Technical Panel on Diagnostic Protocols concludes its meeting in Yokohama

Yokohama, Japan 31 October 2024, The Technical Panel on Diagnostic Protocols (TPDP) met from 21-25 October 2024 in Yokohama, Japan, …

217) Digital Technology in Plant Health and Trade: 2024 IPPC Regional Workshop for the Near East and North Africa (NENA) Region.

Rabat, Morocco, 5 August 2024: Today, the annual regional workshop among member countries of the Near East and North Africa …

218) Pest Reports from 2016 onwards

The Dutch NPPO reports new pests through their website. See https://english.nvwa.nl/topics/pest-reporting/pest-reports

219) First finding of Contarinia sp. in Alstroemeria flower buds in a production greenhouse

Contarinia pseudotsugae (Douglas-fir needle midge) has been detected in two provinces (Limburg and Noord-Brabant) and Contarinia cuniculator has been detected …

220) Confirmation of eradication of Ralstonia solanacearum (race 3) in Solanum melongena plants for fruit production in a greenhouse in the municipality of Westland

This report concerns the closing note for confirmation of eradication of the first finding of Ralstonia solanacearum (race 3) in …