2371) Standard setting procedure review meeting report has been posted!

From 13 to 15 May a meeting was held on the Revision of the IPPC Standard setting procedure (SSP) at …

2372) First IPPC Seminar promotes International Year of Plant Health

As part of a new policy the new IPPC Secretary Mr Jingyuan XIA has established the practice of holding regular …

2373) Dryocosmus kuriphilus (chestnut gall wasp)

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

2374) Dryocosmus kuriphilus (chestnut gall wasp)

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

2375) SC-7 2015 report has been posted!

The Standards Committee Working Group (SC-7) met from 11 to 12 May at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy. The meeting …

2376) Call For Experts

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat is soliciting nominations for appropriately qualified experts to take part in the Technical …

2377) First outbreak of Erwinia amylovora in Rep. of Korea

The infected pear trees were first found in very adjacent 3 orchards in Anseong -city in early May 2015.

2378) Standards Committee May 2015 report has been posted!

The Standards Committee (SC) met from 4 to 8 May at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy.

2379) G20 Ministers of Agriculture reaffirm importance of Plant Health in Niigata Japan

Source: FAO Twitter

2380) Invasive ant, Wasmannia auropunctata, in Far North Queensland

The invasive electric ant pest, Wasmannia auropunctata, was first discovered near Cairns in 2006. Other detections have been made to …