4161) Pine Shoot Beetle - Update of the Regulated Areas - Canada

The pine shoot beetle (Tomicus piniperda (Linnaeus)) is considered a quarantine pest to Canada and is regulated by CFIA both …

4162) New IPPC website released

The new site retains the URL from the previous website and contains all of the content that was available in …

4163) Information exchange workshop with the NPPO in Libreville Gabon

In November 2009, a workshop was held in Libreville, Gabon, with the aim of increasing familiarity with the Convention and …

4164) Compiled member comments on draft ISPMs - 2009

Compiled member comments on draft ISPMs sent for consultation through the 2009 regular process have been compiled.

4165) White striped fruit fly, Bactrocera albistrigata, quarantine area established in Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties, California

For full report, please visit the NAPPO Phytosanitary Alert System (www.pestalert.org).

4166) Explanatory document for ISPM No. 31 now available

Following a request at CPM-3, an explanatory document for ISPM No. 31 (Methodologies for Sampling of Consigments) was authored by …

4167) Introduction of papaya mealy bug

papaya mealy bug cause serious damage on papaya during dry season. this pest never known before Februari 2008, the most …

4168) Detection of Takecallis arundinariae in Australia

Other known hosts: On undersides of mature leaves of bamboos (especially Arundinaria, and Phyllostachys, but sometimes also on Nandina, Bambusa …

4169) Presentations from the CPM-4 scientific session on pest movement through food aid shipments are available on the IPP

The presentations from the CPM-4 scientific session on pest movement through food aid shipments are available on the IPP at …

4170) Giant African Snail, Achatina fulica Bowdich

Resident Entomologist at the Ministry of Agriculture Land & Marine Resources diagnosed Achatina fulica from samples collected at Alyce Glen, …