2271) Call for experts and technical materials: IPPC Guide on Pest Status

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat is soliciting:

2272) The ePhyto Steering Group and Project Technical Committee Meeting Held in Geneva

The ePhyto Steering Group (ESG) and Project Technical Committee (PTC) meeting was held from 13-17 March 2017 at the World …

2273) Administration of Bosnia and Herzegovina for Plant Health Protection (PHPO)

Competent authorities

2274) Administration of Bosnia and Herzegovina for Plant Health Protection (PHPO)

Competent authorities

2275) IPPC contributes to the European Food and Safety Authority meeting on climate change and emerging risks for food safety

Participants of the CLEFSA meeting held in EFSA Headquarter, Parma, Italy, 12-13 March 2018. © EFSA, 2018

2276) Entry points

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

2277) Biodiversity brings disease resistance study suggests

A novel study of a Tibetan alpine meadow has shown a clear link between higher biodiversity and greater infectious disease …

2278) CPM Bureau September meeting report now posted

The latest Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM) Bureau meeting report is published at this location:

2279) Dryocosmus kuriphilus (chestnut gall wasp)

First outbreak of Dryocosmus kuriphilus (chestnut gall wasp) in the UK

2280) Agapanthus gall midge

Following an official survey in 2015, the midge has been identified on Agapanthus plants in public gardens in Devon, Essex, …