381) UPDATE pest report June 2016 Identity confirmed: Hemitarsonemus ganeo (fern mite) instead of Hemitarsonemus tepidariorum (pest report March) Wider distribution on ferns outdoors (Polypodium vulgare, Dryopteris carthusiana, Dryopteris filix-mas, and Athyrium filix-femina). Single detection on plants for planting of Platycerium alcicorne (fern plants) in a production greenhouse.

The identity of Hemitarsonemus ganeo could be confirmed on plants for planting of (fern plants) in a production greenhouse, which …

382) First outbreak of Potato spindle tuber viroid on seedless Capsicum annuum plants for planting, without specific symptoms, in four professional greenhouses.

This report concerns the first official finding of PSTVd in the Netherlands on plants for planting of seedless Capsicum annuum …

383) 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 …

384) The Implementation Committee (IC) welcomes five new representatives

The Implementation and Capacity Development Committee (IC) was established during CPM-12 (2017) to assist the CPM in addressing implementation and …

385) Sierra Leone’s Feed Salone Initiative and the Africa Phytosanitary Programme: A strong combination for plant health and food security

Freetown 28 June 2024. The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security in Sierra Leone has embraced the Africa Phytosanitary Programme …

386) Commission / The Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM) / CPM Sessions / CPM 18 - 2024

The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) extended an invitation to attend the 18th …

387) Commission / The Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM) / CPM Sessions / CPM 18 - 2024 / CPM-18 Side sessions and side meetings / CPM-18 Side session on E-commerce

16 April 2024 | FAO Headquarters, Rome, Italy

388) About / Core Activities / Implementation & Capacity Development / Programmes / IPPC Global coordination response on Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense Tropical Race 4 (TR4) / Fusarium TR4 materials published and available for download!

Through the IPPC Global coordination response on Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense Tropical Race 4 (TR4) initiative, the IPPC Secretariat …

389) Regional plant protection organizations strategize to improve plant health and collaboration

Rome, 31 October 2023: Regional plant protection organizations (RPPOs) successfully held the 35th annual Technical Consultation among RPPOs (TC-RPPO) from …

390) Opinion: Plant resources threatened by pests and diseases

By: Osama El-Lissy and Nicola Spence