2561) Report on Tomato Leaf Miner (Tuta absoluta)

T. absoluta is a devastating pest on tomato with the caterpillar being the damaging stage of the pest. T. absoluta …

2562) Presence of Spongospora subterranea specimens in the Maltese Islands

Spongospora subterranea was found in samples of ware potatoes collected from three different localities.

2563) Description of the NPPO

The Biosecurity Service (formerly Quarantine Service) came into being as of 1 January 2009, as a result of the Biosecurity …

2564) EU import legislation

General import requirements and fees - Council Directive 2000/29/EC; Imports for trials, research and work on varietal selections - Directive …

2565) Draft diagnostic protocols (DPs) under DP notification period

The Standard Committee (SC) approved the following draft diagnostic protocols (DPs) for the DP notification period:

2566) 2015, dec. National Program Lobesia botrana. Strategy for the years 2015-2016.

The pest attacks the vineyards, the larva causes direct damage by feeding on the clusters, causing a rotting and dehydration …

2567) First findings of Dryocosmus kuriphilus in the Czech Republic

Three consignments containing a total of 50 possibly infested plants of Castanea sativa of Italian origin were delivered to the …

2568) First findings of Tomato chlorotic dwarf viroid (TCDVd) in the Czech Republic

TCDVd has till now been recorded three times in the territory of the Czech Republic. All records come from petunias …

2569) Call for NPPO experts from small island developing States in the Caribbean to join a CBD workshop.

The Secretariat to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is holding a capacity-building workshop towards achieving Aichi Biodiversity Target 9, …

2570) Limited travel funds are available for researchers to attend Phytosanitary Measures Research Group meeting in July 2017

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