3241) New ePhyto Factsheets now available!

The ePhyto Steering Group has been busy preparing a new series of factsheets and newsletters to explain their work and …

3242) KEPHIS

The National Plant Protection Service for Kenya (KEPHIS) was established in 1996 as a State corporation to underake all matters …

3243) Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle (Oryctes rhinoceros, Scarabaeidae) detected in Hawaii

For full report, please visit the NAPPO Phytosanitary Alert System (www.pestalert.org).

3244) Occurrence of Citrus Greening (Huanglongbing) in Barbados

The causal agent of Citrus greening (C. Liberibacter spp. ) was identified to be present on samples submitted to The …

3245) Expert Consultation on Draft Diagnostic Protocols on IPP is now open.

The 2014-01 Expert Consultation on Draft Diagnostic Protocols on IPP is now open for: - Xanthomonas fragariae (2004-012) - Sorghum …

3246) CPM Rules of Procedure with recent amendments now available

The CPM Rules of Procedure recently approved are now available. As you recall, the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM) adopted …

3247) Call for DPs authors - January 2014

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat is soliciting nominations for appropriately qualified authors to take part in four diagnostic …

3248) Urgent actions to protect against khapra beetle (Trogoderma granarium)

The Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment has implemented urgent actions to address the risk of khapra beetle (Trogoderma …

3249) Detection of grapevine leaf rust in Northern Territory 2006 - now eradicated

Confirmation of a single detection on a vine in April 2006 and a second detection in late May 2006. The …

3250) Sugarcane smut widespread and established in Queensland

Confirmation that sugarcane smut is present in North Queensland has changed the response to the outbreak of sugarcane in Queensland. …