3911) Argentina and Chile set a milestone with the application of the IPPC ePhyto solution

4 May 2020, Buenos Aires. Beginning Monday 4 May, the NPPOs of Argentina and Chile have removed the use of …

3912) 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 …

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3914) Standards Commitee report posted

The report of the November 2016 Standards Committee has been posted and is available here.

3915) Protocol for biological control agents

The Department of Agriculture and Water Resources conducts assessments for release of invertebrate or plant pathogenic biological control agents (which …

3916) Release of the ‘Final review of policy: Importation of potato (Solanum tuberosum) propagative material into Australia

DAFF has been working to improve the speed with which imports can be achieved to provide industry with access to …

3917) 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 …

3918) Limnocharis flava in northern Queensland

Limnocharis is a perennial, anchored, climp-forming aquatic herb that grows over a meter in height. The pale green leaves occur …

3919) 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 …

3920) The report from the Expert Working Group on Audit in the phytosanitary context is now available on the IPP!

The report from the Expert Working Group that took place in Toronto, Canada to draft the ISPM on Audit in …