3621) Name Change for New Zealand Ministry of Agricuture and Forestry to Ministry for Primary Industries

On 1 July 2011, the Ministry of Fisheries (MFish) merged with the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. On 30 April …

3622) European Food Safety Authority announces two public consultations for pest risk assessment

EFSA’s Panel on Plant Health has launched an open consultation on its scientific opinion on the risk to plant health …

3623) Gonioctena fornicata (Lucerne leaf beetle)

The lucerne leaf beetle (Gonioctena fornicata), a non-native pest of Medicago sativa (lucerne), has been recorded for the first time …

3624) 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 …

3625) Imported Fire Ant (Solenopis invicta Buren, S. richteri Forel, and hybrids of these species): Expansion of Quarantine Areas in North Carolina and Tennessee

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

3626) The Major Achievements of the Implementation Facilitation Unit of the IPPC Secretariat for 2016 and Key Activities for 2017

Photograph Copyright: IPPC 2016; Derric Nimmo: Diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella)

3627) Core Activities / Governance & Strategies / The Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM) / CPM - Previous Years / CPM 14 - 2019

Each year, the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures holds a "Special Topics" or "Scientific Session" to consider emerging issues, such as …

3628) The Release of the 2016 IPPC Annual Report

The IPPC Secretariat is happy to announce a release of the 2016 IPPC Annual Report. The Report was completed by …

3629) Two minor outbreaks of Globodera pallida are under eradication in Denmark

For decades the Danish NPPO has carried out official inspections, soil sampling and testing for the presence of potato vyst …

3630) Anastrepha ludens (Mexican Fruit Fly): APHIS Establishes a Quarantine in Zapata, Zapata County, Texas

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