3711) Brief Description

Phytosanitary matters NPPO Nepal has officially declared total of 254 Pests of 18 commodities and endorsed 33 different NSPMs and …

3712) Thrips setosus (Japanese flower thrips) established on plants for planting of Hydrangea - open conditions - professional growers

This update report is a follow-up of an earlier report of October 2014 concerning the first finding of this thrips …

3713) Amazon and eBay hosted ads for banned invasive species Guardian News)

Amazon and eBay appear to have openly broken the law by hosting listings to ship banned invasive species to the …

3714) Presentations for the 2018 IPPC Regional Workshops

The presentations of the 2018 IPPC Regional Workshops are now available at https://www.ippc.int/en/core-activities/capacity-development/regional-ippc-workshops/2018-ippc-regional-workshops/

3715) First report of Candidatus Phytoplasma fragariae in the UK

The pest was identified following notification by the local wildlife trust of plants which were exhibiting unusual symptoms. Candidatus Phytoplasma …

3716) South American tomato leaf miner, Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) was recorded for the first time in Nepal from a commercial tomato farm of Kathmandu during May 2016.

Tuta absoluta was identified studying external morphology and male genitalia in Entomology Division, NARC, Nepal and verified by the Division …

3717) First detection of Brevipalpus lewisi in South Africa

The DAFF hereby provides notice of the detection of Brevipalpus lewisi on grapevine rootstock mother material in the Western and …

3718) Pest Free Status of Trogoderma granarium in Singapore

The Khapra Beetle (KB), Trogoderma granarium Everts, of family Dermestidae, is considered to be one of the most serious, destructive …

3719) Newly formatted ISPMs have been uploaded on the IPP.

Newly reformatted ISPMs have been posted on the IPP (https://www.ippc.int/index.php?id=13399 ) in English. These have been revised to help ensure …

3720) Devastating wheat fungus appears in Asia for first time

Fields are ablaze in Bangladesh, as farmers struggle to contain Asia’s first outbreak of a fungal disease that periodically devastates …