3111) Compiled member comments on draft ISPMs - 2009

Compiled member comments on draft ISPMs sent for consultation through the 2009 regular process have been compiled.

3112) Explanatory document for ISPM No. 31 now available

Following a request at CPM-3, an explanatory document for ISPM No. 31 (Methodologies for Sampling of Consigments) was authored by …

3113) Introduction of papaya mealy bug

papaya mealy bug cause serious damage on papaya during dry season. this pest never known before Februari 2008, the most …

3114) Detection of Takecallis arundinariae in Australia

Other known hosts: On undersides of mature leaves of bamboos (especially Arundinaria, and Phyllostachys, but sometimes also on Nandina, Bambusa …

3115) Decision documents and compiled comments posted for CPM-4

All decision documents for the Fourth Session of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM-4) have been posted in English, and …

3116) Giant African Snail, Achatina fulica Bowdich

Resident Entomologist at the Ministry of Agriculture Land & Marine Resources diagnosed Achatina fulica from samples collected at Alyce Glen, …

3117) Detection of narcissus late season yellows virus in Australia

A virus with filamentous particles about 750 nm long and 12 nm in diameter. The virus is transmissible by the …

3118) Detection of tomato torrado virus in South Australia

In South Australia, the virus causes leaf mottling, yellow spotting followed by necrosis at the base of leaflets. In some …

3119) First outbreak of Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. poinsettiicola in the Czech Republic

Pathogen Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. poinsettiicola was found on potted plants of poinsettia in a greenhouse in July 2007. Young plants …

3120) First outbreak of Pepino mosaic virus in the Czech Republic

PepMV was found in May 2008 at one company in South Moravia on tomato plants for fruit production grown in …