2461) Status Report of Potato Wart Disease in imported potatoes into Singapore from 2008 - 2012

Synchytrium endobioticum (Potato Wart Disease- PWD), is listed as a Quarantine Pest under the First Schedule in the Control of …

2462) ISPMs for adoption at CPM-15 (2020) posted

The draft International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPMs) that will be presented to CPM-15 (2020) for adoption have been posted …

2463) Emergency Actions

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

2464) 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 …

2465) 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, …

2466) The report on the november 2019 ePhyto Steering Group meeting is posted

The report of the ePhyto Steering Group meeting that was held from 12 to 15 november 2019 in Maryland (United …

2467) First detection of Tuta absoluta in South Africa

Traps were set alongside the border with Mozambique in the Mpumalanga province. Tuta absoluta was detected in five of those …

2468) Call for case studies related to Pest Status determination

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

2469) 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

2470) SC November agenda posted!

The next Standards Committee (SC) 2016 November meeting will be held on 14-18 November 2016 at FAO Headquarters in Rome, …