3021) IPPC and World Bank Seek to Increase Collaboration

On November 18, 2016, the IPPC Secretariat welcomed Mr. William John Gain, Global Program Manager for the Trade Logistics Advisory …

3022) The IPPC Participation in the 9th InforMEA Initiative Steering Committee held in Montreux Switzerland

The 9th InforMEA Initiative Steering Committee meeting was held from 5-8 June 2018 in Montreux, Switzerland. Ms Paola Sentinelli, Information …

3023) First UK Asian longhorn beetle outbreak

Routine survey work in the area where an adult Asian longhorn beetle was found in 2009 discovered signs of the …

3024) Pest Free Status of Trogoderma granarium in Singapore

The Khapra Beetle (KB), Trogoderma granarium Everts, of family Dermestidae, is considered to be one of the most serious, destructive …

3025) IPPC Secretariat launches new IPPC pest reports bulletin to facilitate global phytosanitary information exchange

The IPPC Secretariat has always been striving to provide the IPPC community with the most up-to-date information on pest status …

3026) Report on Fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda)

S. frugiperda is a noctuidae and a polyphagus pest with the caterpillar being the damaging stage of the pest. S. …

3027) Commission / Consultations / Current consultations for draft ISPMs / Current objections to the adoption of ISPMs

BACKGROUND INFORMATION Draft ISPMs submitted for adoption by the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM) are posted on the CPM page …

3028) The Asian Workshop on Implementation of e-SPS Certification Systems Held in Thailand

The Asian Workshop on Implementation of e-SPS Certification Systems was hosted at the United Nation’s Economic and Social Commission for …

3029) Commission / Standards Committee (SC) / Technical panels (TPs) / Former Technical Panels / Technical Panel on Forest Quarantine (TPFQ)

In 2015, the CPM-15 has disestablished the Technical Panel on Forest Quarantine (TPFQ). The CPM, the Standards Committee and the …

3030) Citrus greening: imaging system can detect infection before symptoms show

A time-lapse polarized imaging system may help citrus growers detect greening before the plant's leaves show symptoms, which should help …