2301) The Giant Sensitive Plant Invasion in Nepal

The giant sensitive plant, Mimosa diplotricha, has been reported from the eastern terai districts (Jhapa and Morang) which was identified …

2302) Record number of IPPC Contracting Parties using Online Commenting System!

Launched in 2016, the new IPPC Online Comment System (OCS) continues to strengthen IPPC Official Contracting Party participation in developing …

2303) Safe provision of food and other humanitarian aid to prevent the introduction of plant pests during an emergency situation: CPM-Recommendation 09 now available in all FAO languages!

CPM Recommendation on “Safe provision of food and other humanitarian aid to prevent the introduction of plant pests during an …

2304) Urocystis cepulae (onion smut) in South Australia

In late September 2019, onion smut was detected on an onion crop on a property in Wall Flat in South …

2305) Workshop Announcement Pre-registration Call for Abstracts: International Training Workshop on Xylella fastidiosa and the Olive Quick Decline Syndrome (OQDS)

19-22 April 2016, Bari, Italy

2306) Important Role of the IPPC in Dealing with Invasive Alien Species in Cooperation with the CBD

Country representatives and observers are meeting at the UN Biodiversity Conference which is currently being held in Cancun, Mexico, from …

2307) Notification on the first detection of Citrus black spot in Botswana

Citrus black spot (CBS) is a citrus disease caused by the fungus Phyllosticta citricarpa (previously known as Guignardia citricarpa). This …

2308) The report of the TPDP February 2018 meeting is now posted!

The Technical Panel on Diagnostic Protocols (TPDP) met in February 2018 in Paris, France. The main objective of the meeting …

2309) The 14th meeting of the International Forest Quarantine Research Group held in Rotorua New Zealand

The 14th meeting of the International Forest Quarantine Research Group (IFQRG) was held in Rotorua, New Zealand, at the offices …

2310) Saint Lucia runs a Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation virtually

Castries, 22 October 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic did not prevent Saint Lucia from reviewing its national phytosanitary system and implementing …