3251) Call for case studies for the IPPC Guides and training materials - DEADLINE EXTENDED

The Intentional Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat has worked together with various experts to develop IPPC Guides and training materials …

3252) Update: Items not requiring a Plant Import permit

Plant Quarantine Services (PQS), Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries, Trinidad and Tobago has advised that Plant Import Permits will …

3253) Countries / National Reporting Obligations / NRO and IPP training / 2015 pre-CPM-10 Training

3254) The papaya mealy bug (Paracoccus marginatus) in Cameroon

The papaya mealybug is native to Mexico and the Central America. It has invaded the caribbean archipelago in the years …

3255) List of quarantine pests of Vietnam

to promulgate the list of quarantine pests of Vietnam

3256) International Year of Plant Health IYPH) Steering Committee meets in Rome

The International Year of Plant Health (IYPH) Steering Committee. Photo: © FAO / Sara Giuliani

3257) Call for the expression of interest by national plant protection organizations (NPPOs) to share their challenges, experiences and best practices in managing pest risks of sea containers during the CPM-14 side session “SEA CHANGE FOR SEA CONTAINERS”

The Secretariat of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) is calling for the expression of interest by national plant protection …

3258) Law of Plant Protection and Quarantine

The Law is for preventing and iradication of harmful pests to plants and plant products; plant quarantine and pesticide management

3259) Environmental protection and plant health: A new IPPC factsheet explains the link

You cannot protect the environment without also safeguarding plant health. When plant pests and diseases spread into new areas they …

3260) The results of surveillance for Erwinia amylovora in Latvia in 2007.

Erwinia amylovora was not found on the territory of Latvia until July 2007. The first outbreak of Fire blight was …