481) Detection of Panicum mosaic virus in New South Wales

The virus was probably introduced in vegetative planting material (stolons) of buffalo grass from North America.

482) Siam weed in Queensland, Australia transitions to management

Siam weed probably entered Australia as a pasture contaminant. It was under eradication from 1994, but in 2012, the decision …

483) IPPC governing bodies meet to take stock and plan for next annual session

Rome, 28 November 2022. The Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM) Bureau, held its first in-person meeting since the outbreak of …

484) Call for Nomination to the Second IPPC Virtual Technical Workshop on Phytosanitary Measures for Developing Contracting Parties under the Framework of FAO-China South-South Cooperation Programme

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat is implementing a Global Project entitled “Strengthening the Capacity of Developing Contracting Parties …

485) The 2019 Annual Meeting of the IPPC Secretariat in Rome Italy

25 January 2018, Rome – The IPPC Secretariat kicked off 2019 by reflecting on its major achievements in 2018 and …

486) IPPC EWG Meeting: Reorganization and revision of pest risk analysis standards

Milan, 11 November 2022 – The Expert Working Group (EWG) for the reorganization and revision of pest risk analysis (PRA) …

487) Now available: Desk study report on risk-based border management

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to announce the publication of the Desk Study Report on Risk-based Border Management.

488) IPPC Technical Panel on Diagnostic Protocols and NPPO of Japan to hold technical capacity building workshop

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to inform the plant health community that the IPPC Technical Panel on Diagnostic Protocols (TPDP) …

489) Vanuatu National point of entries

Vanuatu has 4 national port of entries where goods in containers are being offloaded. Port of entries are on Efate …

490) Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle -Oryctes rhinoceros

Coconut Rhinoceros was first detected in May 2019 on the Island Of Efate. the detection was done during kava facility …