3481) Registration for the IPPC International Symposium for Pest Free Areas and Surveillance and a Call for Abstracts are now open

The IPPC International Symposium for Pest Free Areas (PFAs) and Surveillance is to be held in Shizuoka, Japan between 28 …

3482) Australian Biosecurity Act 2015

The Biosecurity Bill 2014 and supporting legislation received royal assent from the Governor-General on 16 June 2015 and has now …

3483) Anastrepha ludens (Mexican Fruit Fly): APHIS Establishes Quarantines in Sullivan City, Hidalgo County and Salineño, Starr County, Texas

For full report, please visit the NAPPO Phytosanitary Alert System (https://www.pestalerts.org).

3484) Anastrepha ludens (Mexican Fruit Fly ): APHIS Establishes a Quarantine in Arroyo City, Cameron County, Texas

For full report, please visit the NAPPO Phytosanitary Alert System (https://www.pestalerts.org).

3485) Anastrepha ludens (Mexican Fruit Fly): APHIS Establishes a Quarantine in Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas

For full report, please visit the NAPPO Phytosanitary Alert System (https://www.pestalerts.org).

3486) Detection of Phyllosticta cavendishii in Northern Territory

Freckle disease is an economically important disease of banana in many countries. The pathogen causes freckle spots on infested leaves …

3487) Absence of Tomato ringspot virus from Australia

There were two detections of Tomato ringspot nepovirus (ToRSV) in the 1980s from South Australia from a single plant of …

3488) Detection of Striga asiatica near Mackay, mid east coast, Queensland

Symptoms in host plants include stunting, chlorosis, and wilting. Seedlings are not visible above ground, but white succulent shoots can …

3489) Detection of a new pathotype of Elsinoe australis causing black scab of jojoba in New South Wales and Queensland

In 2005, a black scab of jojoba was seen in jojoba plantations in New South Wales and Queensland. Black scab …

3490) Koster’s curse in Julatten, Queensland

Koster’s curse is a quick-growing invasive plant that has the ability to form dense thickets, smothering native vegetation and causing …