21) Ceratitis capitata (Mediterranean Fruit Fly): APHIS Removes Quarantine in Alameda and Santa Clara Counties, California (OPR-41)

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

22) Ceratitis capitata (Mediterranean Fruit Fly): APHIS Expands Quarantine Areas in Alameda and Santa Clara Counties, California (OPR-40)

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

23) New IPPC publications: Field survey guidance for Ralstonia solanacearum and Field survey guidance for Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense Tropical Race 4.

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to announce the release of two new publications: Field survey guidance for Ralstonia solanacearum and …

24) Call for Proposals: From Local to Global: Be the Host of the International Day of Plant Health 2026

Be the next host of the International Day of Plant Health (IDPH) on 12 May 2026 and help advocate for …

25) SPOTLIGHT: What’s in a name? The Importance of the Glossary of Phytosanitary Terms

Rome, 24 October 2025. Language is more than a tool for communication; it is the pillar of plant health cooperation. …

26) Strategic Objectives / Plant Health & Safe Trade / IPPC ePhyto Solution / IPPC ePhyto Solution - PROGRAMME UPDATES October 2025

With 96 countries digitalizing phytosanitary certification in plant trade, the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) has laid out a new …

27) FAO and IPPC Equips 50 Crop Inspectors and Researchers to Strengthen Uganda’s Digital Pest Surveillance

10/10/2025

28) Egypt Hosts National Training under the Africa Phytosanitary Programme (APP) to Strengthen Plant Health and Trade

Cairo, Egypt - The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), …

29) BLOG: Why we need strong biosecurity systems to transform agrifood systems

By Enrico Perotti, IPPC Secretary

30) First detection of Bactrocera facialis in Fiji – Yasawa Islands (October 2025)

Bactrocera facialis was detected in one of the outer islands (Yasawa Islands) in October 2025. A national response has been …