2771) July Meeting for the Technical Panel on Phytosanitary Treatments

This month, on 8-12 July 2013, the Technical Panel on Phytosanitary Treatments (TPPT) met in Fukuoka, Japan, hosted by Ministry …

2772) Detection of Striga asiatica near Mackay, mid east coast, Queensland

Symptoms in host plants include stunting, chlorosis, and wilting. Seedlings are not visible above ground, but white succulent shoots can …

2773) IPPC meets with the World Customs Organization

On July 3, 2013 the IPPC Secretariat met with the World Customs Organization (WCO) for an exploratory meeting to raise …

2774) NPPO of Norway

NPPO of Norway

2775) Call for topics 2013

**The 2013 call for topics starts on 20 May and ends on 31 August.** The IPPC Secretariat makes a call …

2776) Standard Setting side session during CPM-8 detailed information)

It was agreed that a meeting of cold treatments experts should be organized under the auspices of the Secretariat. This …

2777) New pest of Maize: Maize lethal necrosis in Uganda

Maize lethal necrosis (MLN) is casued by co-infection of maize chlorotic mottle virus (MCMV genus; Machlorovirus transmitted by Chrysomelid beettle …

2778) Zimbabwe: the 178th contracting party to the IPPC

Welcome to Zimbabwe as the 178th contracting party to the IPPC. This is an important milestone for the country due …

2779) Chalara fraxinea is present in Denmark

Symptoms of what has later been identified as C. fraxineas was observed sporadically in Danish forest around 2003. Since then …

2780) Synchytrium endobioticum absent in Denmark

The last outbreak of Synchytrium endobioticum was eradicated in Denmark in 1989. Since then Synchytrium endobioticum has never been found …