471) Advancing with international standards on plant health: The November 2019 IPPC Standards Committee (SC) meeting

15 November 2019, Rome – The 34th meeting of the IPPC Standards Committee (SC) took place from 11 to 15 …

472) Potato brown rot outbreak

Following notification from the Netherlands authorities about clonal links to the seed potatoes, a crop of ware potatoes in Cornwall …

473) Impatiens Necrotic Spot Virus (INSV) in New South Wales (NSW)

In January 2018, INSV was detected in lettuce crops at a farm in Elderslie, in the state of NSW. A …

474) Systems approaches for phytosanitary certification of seeds as a way to guarantee safe international movement of seeds

Rome, 7 October 2021.The Expert Working Group for the Design and use of systems approaches for phytosanitary certification of seeds …

475) Controlling a Desert Locust upsurge and its threat to food security

Rome, 1 April 2021. Desert Locust (Schistocerca gregraria) is considered the most destructive migratory pest in the world. For its …

476) The 31st meeting of the IPPC Technical Consultation among the Regional Plant Protection Organizations Held in Nigeria

21 October 2019, Abuja ─ The 31st meeting of the IPPC Technical Consultation (TC) among the Regional Plant Protection Organizations …

477) The First CPM Bureau virtual meeting organized to move forward the IPPC work programme during the COVID-19 crisis

9 April 2020, Rome. The Bureau of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM) held its first virtual meeting of 2020 …

478) The IPPC Technical Panel on Glossary to hold annual meeting in Chile

Rome, 24 November 2022. The Technical Panel on Glossary (TPG) of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) is gathering for …

479) CPM-15 brings out the adaption to the virtual work of the Implementation and Capacity Development Committee

Rome, 16 March 2021. In spite of the global health crisis, the Implementation and Capacity Development Committee (IC) has achieved …

480) Detection of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (Adelges tsugae) at the Harold Mitchell Nature Reserve in Wainfleet, Ontario

On June 7, 2019, CFIA inspectors conducting routine plant health surveys at the Harold Mitchell Nature Reserve in Wainfleet, Ontario …