4061) Experimental Trap Disrupts Citrus Pest's Love Life - controlling Asian citrus psyllids.

An acoustic trap developed by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists may offer an environmentally friendly way to control Asian …

4062) New IPPC draft standards progressing for consultation

The Standards Committee Working Group (SC-7) met from 16 to 20 May at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy. Mr Nico …

4063) First detection of Acalitus vaccinii in South Africa

Acalitus vaccinii in a new pest in South Africa and has the potential to cause high crop damage. It was …

4064) Tuta absoluta has ravaged 80% of tomato farms in a Nigerian state.

A state of emergency has been declared in the tomato sector in Kaduna state, northern Nigeria, local media report. Tuta …

4065) Gridlock over Italy's olive tree deaths starts to ease

A court ruling paves the way for disease-containment measures, but the risk of spread to other regions and nations remains. …

4066) Description of NPPO

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

4067) First detection of Acalitus vaccinii In South Africa

Acalitus vaccinii in a new pest in South Africa and has the potential to cause high crop damage. It was …

4068) First detection of Acalitus vaccinii in South Africa

Acalitus vaccinii in a new pest in South Africa and has the potential to cause high crop damage. It was …

4069) SPC publishes Biosecurity Manual for Handicrafts

BIOSECURITY MANUAL FOR HANDICRAFTS – Requirements for trade and movement of handicrafts in the Pacific Island Region and beyond” has …

4070) 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 …