2581) Australia leads international efforts to protect vital domestic industries from deadly plant pest

Experts from across the globe will come together on 17–19 May to share knowledge and strengthen Australia’s defences against one …

2582) Core Activities / Standards & Implementation / Implementation and Facilitation / IPPC Regional Workshops / 2019 IPPC Regional Workshops

2019 IPPC Regional Workshops

2583) 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 …

2584) IPPC Community / Countries / National Reporting Obligations / The NRO Year of Phytosanitary legislation

In July 2014, during the first meeting of the National Reporting Obligations Advisory Group, it was agreed that each year …

2585) Australian Biosecurity Act 2015

The Biosecurity Bill 2014 and supporting legislation received royal assent from the Governor-General on 16 June 2015 and has now …

2586) Tilletia indica (Karnal Bunt): APHIS Amends Regulated Areas in La Paz, Maricopa, and Pinal Counties in Arizona

For full report, please visit the NAPPO Phytosanitary Alert System (https://www.pestalerts.org).

2587) Globodera rostochiensis (Golden Nematode): APHIS updates the Regulated Area in Suffolk and Nassau Counties in New York

For full report, please visit the NAPPO Phytosanitary Alert System (https://www.pestalerts.org).

2588) Clarification on issues of implementation of IPPC standards

In recent correspondence between the IPPC Secretary, Mr. Yukio Yokoi, and the Secretary General of the International Organization for Standardization …

2589) 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 …

2590) Detection of a new pathotype of Elsinoe australis causing black scab of jojoba in New South Wales and Queensland

In 2005, a black scab of jojoba was seen in jojoba plantations in New South Wales and Queensland. Black scab …