3941) Standards Commitee report posted

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

3942) Description of NPPO

The Plant Quarantine and Phytosanitary Service (PQPS) is the National Plant Protection Organisation (NPPO) of Zambia and contact point for …

3943) Import ban of certain vegetables from Ghana

The import ban has been removed on the 31.12.2017

3944) 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 …

3945) 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 …

3946) Call for topics for the standard setting work programme

A call for topics for the standard setting work programme is being made. Topics for new or revised ISPMs may …

3947) Sixth IYPH ISC meeting report posted!

The report of the sixth meeting of the IYPH International Steering Committee is now posted at https://www.ippc.int/en/ph/iyphisc/.

3948) Now all users can subscribe to receive notifications when News, Announcements and Calls are posted in the website.

A new function has been released in the IPPC website, users now can subscribe to receive notifications when News, Announcements …

3949) 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 …

3950) 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 …