4081) Standards Commitee report posted

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

4082) Zambia Entry Points

The Plant Quarantine and Phytosanitary Service (PQPS) of Zambia is head quartered at the Mount Makulu Research Station in Chilanga. …

4083) Import ban of certain vegetables from Ghana

The import ban has been removed on the 31.12.2017

4084) Reminder: members are encouraged to submit comments on the draft strategy for building national phytosanitary capacity by 1 June 2009

As an outcome of the OEWG on Building National Phytosanitary Capacity, the following papers were produced: a draft concept paper …

4085) 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 …

4086) 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 …

4087) Import conditions for fresh apples from New Zealand

Public Quarantine Alert PQA0742 Public Quarantine alert 17 August 2011 Import conditions for fresh apple fruit from New Zealand Regional …

4088) 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 …

4089) 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 …

4090) New Hebrides Coconut mite (Colomerus novahebridensis) present in Darwin, Northern Territory

The Northern Territory reported that the mite (Colomerus novahebridensis Kiefer) was detected in the Darwin Botanic Gardens on 19 May …