3231) Standards Committee: progressing the development of standards

The 28th IPPC Standards Committee (SC) convened from 9 to 13 May at FAO-HQ in Rome. The meeting was chaired …

3232) Notification on the detection of Bactrocera invadens in Swaziland

Bactrocera invadens was first detected in Methyl Eugenol bait traps in Matsamo and Ngonini in northern Swaziland along the northern …

3233) Detection of Potato Spindle Tuber Viroid in Australia

PSTVd has been identified in a range of hosts in Australia and its distribution has been verified through a national …

3234) IPPC faces critical financial situation in 2011

The IPPC is currently facing a budget crisis. The 2011 budget estimates (USD) required to operate a similar work programme …

3235) Puccinia psidii in New Caledonia

Myrtle rust was first detected in New Caledonia in Farino in the south province on Syzygium jambos in March 2013 …

3236) Description of NPPO

The Plant Quarantine and Phytosanitary Service (PQPS) is the National Plant Protection Organisation (NPPO) of Zambia and contact point for …

3237) UK pest status report for Davidsoniella virescens

Sapstreak disease of maple

3238) Minutes of the second meeting of the e-Commerce Guide Working Group

The second meeting of the e-Commerce Guide Working Group to develop the IPPC e-Commerce Guide for plants, plant products and …

3239) Blast disease of wheat in Bangladesh: a Brazilian origin?

The wheat blast strains in Bangladesh are genetically very similar to wheat blast strains previously identified in Brazil. The genetically …

3240) IPPC Secretariat announces three calls for experts for CPM Focus Groups

Rome, 9 April 2021. Calls for experts for the three Focus Groups established by the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures at …