361) High risk plants - temporary import ban on woody plants for planting

Regulation (EU) 2019/2018 & Regulation (EU) 2020/1213 on plants for planting, other than seeds, in vitro material and naturally or …

362) Sri Lanka and Cambodia make progress in strengthening phytosanitary capacities, thanks to South- South Cooperation.

Rome, 21 November 2023. The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat recently commemorated the successful conclusion of project activities under …

363) BLOG: The IPPC Implementation and Capacity Development Committee (IC): Taking stock of (almost) six years of activities

By Dominique Pelletier, IC Chair

364) Commission / Standards Committee (SC)

Background: The first session of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM-1 (2006)) established the Standards Committee (SC). The SC had …

365) IPPC Commodity and pathways standards - side session at CPM-14

During the side session, Ms Lois Ransom from Australia explained that with IPPC commodity and pathways standards, the regulation of …

366) Partnerships crucial for protecting plant health

Insights from the CGIAR Plant Health Initiative reached new audiences at the first ever International Plant Health Conference.

367) Detection of Tobacco slug beetle in New South Wales

Unusual beetles were noted to be feeding on Prairie Ground Cherry leaves in November 2008 in a glasshouse. Samples were …

368) 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 …

369) Detection of Tetranychus horridus (Hazelnut mite) in Victoria and New South Wales

Tetranycopsis horridus was first reported on hazelnut in Victoria in 2016. Further surveys during February 2016 have shown a widespread …

370) Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation to strengthen Egypt's food security and agricultural trade

Cairo, 29 April 2024 – To enhance agricultural production, food safety and national phytosanitary capacity to prevent the introduction and …