4491) The Report of the First Meeting of the IPPC Implementation and Capacity Development Committee!

The Report of the First Meeting of the IPPC Implementation and Capacity Development Committee is posted and available at https://www.ippc.int/en/core-activities/capacity-development/implementation-and-capacity-development-committee-ic/

4492) The Report of the First Meeting of the IPPC Sea Containers Task Force Meeting!

The Report of the First Meeting of the IPPC Sea Containers Task Force Meeting is posted and is available at

4493) Plan Estratégico 2010-2021

Atendiendo las demandas del sector productivo costarricense, el Servicio Fitosanitario del Estado se propuso echar a andar un proceso de …

4494) Trogoderma granarium (Khapra beetle)

Absent: no record (verified by survey); Status updated as of 2016.

4495) South American Leaf Blight (Microcyclus ulei)

Absent: No record (verified by survey) Updated status as of 2016.

4496) Detection of Garlic allexiviruses in Western Australia

Garlic allexiviruses was detected in August 2011. It is likely to be widely distributed as plants are vegetatively propagated. Viruses …

4497) Invasive ant, Wasmannia auropunctata, in Far North Queensland

The invasive electric ant pest, Wasmannia auropunctata, was first discovered near Cairns in 2006. Other detections have been made to …

4498) Eradication of cocoa pod borer from Australia

Cocoa pod borer was detected in Far North Queensland in 2011. Following a successful eradication program, the pest is no …

4499) Detection of Hemileia wrightiae in the Northern Territory

The fungus has previously been found in Indonesia, Philippines, Taiwan, China and India. The fungus has apparently been present in …

4500) Update on Myrtle Rust in Australia

Myrtle rust was first detected in Australia on the Central Coast of New South Wales in April 2010. Observations on …