2871) 2014 August - Call for Experts (TPDP, TPPT, EWGs)

Nominations are being solicited by the Secretariat of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) for appropriately qualified experts for membership …

2872) Pepper mild mottle tobamovirus

A survey was done and the virus was detected during laboratory tests on plant material showing visual symptoms. A PRA …

2873) Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV) - first finding in The Netherlands

This report concerns the first official findings of TYLCV recorded in the Netherlands. TYLCV is listed as a harmful organism …

2874) EWG on Cut Flowers and Branches 2008-005)

Last week, the IPPC Secretariat facilitated an Expert Working Group (EWG) meeting for Cut Flowers and Branches (2008-005) which took …

2875) The report from the 4th meeting of the Capacity Development Committee CDC) is now posted!

The fourth meeting of the Capacity Development Committee was held in the Hague, the Netherlands between the 2nd -6th of …

2876) WTO SPS Technical Assistance Activities in 2014: General Information

The Secretariat of the WTO is organizing various technical assistance activities on the Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and …

2877) MOA/AQSIQ/SFA Joint Announcement No.1902： Include Chalara fraxineaT. Kowalski in the List of Quarantine Pests of the People’s Republic of China of the Entry of Plants

2878) Lethal Yellowing Disease of Palms in Antigua

In 2005, coconut palms across Antigua and Barbuda - inclusive of off-shore island, Long Island - were tested for and …

2879) Enthusiastic response and contributions after CPM-9

During the 9th session of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM-9), a number of contracting parties expressed great interest to …

2880) Absence of Phytophthora meadii from Australia

There are no reliable primary records of this species in Australia. Stamps (1985) and CABI (2013) report Phytophthora meadii as …