311) Management of Papaya Mealy Bug (Paracoccus marginatus) out break in India

Papaya mealy bug Paracoccus marginatus is an invasive pest. The pest was first observed in Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu during …

312) Kenya receives tablet computers, trains plant health inspectors in digital pest surveillance

Nairobi, 5 November 2024. The Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS) received 40 tablets from the International Plant Protection Convention …

313) Africa Phytosanitary Programme to boost Morocco’s fight against plant pests

Rabat, 9 July 2024. The Ministry of Agriculture, Maritime Fisheries, Rural Development and Forests and the National Office of Food …

314) The New National Plant Quarantine Services Division Organizational Chart

The National Plant Quarantine Services Division (NPQSD) is a division under the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI). BPI, being a …

315) The New National Plant Quarantine Services Division Organizational Chart

The Plant Quarantine Service of the Bureau of Plant Industry was rationalized in 2015 which became the National Plant Quarantine …

316) Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum (CLso) absent from mainland Australia

Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum (CLso) was detected in Norfolk Island (an Australian external territory) in 2014. CLso is not known to …

317) World’s first International Plant Health Conference to set global agenda on biosecurity and address challenges in plant health

International leaders and experts will discuss how to tackle key challenges facing plant health Pests and diseases pose mounting threat …

318) The Technical Panel on Diagnostic Protocols Holds its First knowledge Sharing Workshop in Japan

Yokohama, Japan 31 October 2024, A mini workshop, “Boosting Agricultural Resilience: Advancing Knowledge Sharing in the IPPC Technical Panel on …

319) The International Forestry Quarantine Research Group Holds its 21st Annual Meeting in FAO HQ

Rome, 04 November 2024. The 21st Annual meeting of the International Forest Quarantine Research Group (IFQRG) convened in FAO HQ. …

320) Occurrence of melon fly (Zeugodacus cucurbitae) in Mozambique

The melon fly, Zeugodacus cucurbitae (Coquillett) (Diptera: Tephritidae) is one of about 250 tephrites of economic importance worldwide (Vayssiéres, 1998; …