2551) Questions and Answers on ISPM 15 Symbol: submit questions by 29 March 2013 for CPM-8 evening session

The IPPC Secretariat and FAO legal office will jointly host a question and answer session on registration of the ISPM …

2552) From FAO.org: The Tricky Task of Protecting Plants in a Globalized Age

From the FAO Media Center:

2553) The IPPC Secretary***s Message on the New Year Greetings for 2018

Dear Colleagues,

2554) First outbreak of Rhagoletis cingulata in Slovenia

We are notifying the first outbreak of Rhagoletis cingulata (Loew) (Tephritidae) in the territory of Slovenia. During the monitoring in …

2555) Notification period on draft Diagnostic Protocols opened today!

The Notification period for the following draft diagnostic protocols (DPs) has started today.

2556) 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 …

2557) Siam weed in Queensland, Australia transitions to management

Siam weed probably entered Australia as a pasture contaminant. It was under eradication from 1994, but in 2012, the decision …

2558) Mango fruit borer established in the Greater Darwin Area of the Northern Territory

Mango fruit borer has been confirmed from a number of sites in the Darwin area of Northern Territory. It is …

2559) Detection of tomato torrado virus in South Australia

In South Australia, the virus causes leaf mottling, yellow spotting followed by necrosis at the base of leaflets. In some …

2560) Eradication of grapevine leaf rust (GVLR) from Australia

Grapevine leaf rust was detected in Australia for the first time in backyard vines in Darwin in the Northern Territory …