481) Asian region successfully concluded its 2022 IPPC Regional Workshop

Incheon, 6 September. The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Asia Pacific Plant Protection Commission (APPPC) regional workshop was successfully convened …

482) Cydalima perspectalis (Box Tree Moth): APHIS Establishes Quarantines in Delaware and Pennsylvania

For full report, please visit the NAPPO Phytosanitary Alert System (https://www.pestalerts.org).

483) IRSS: How contracting parties can benefit from a support system

ROME, 22 December 2021. As contracting parties face challenges in implementing the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC), a support system …

484) Detection of a new pathotype of Elsinoe australis causing black scab of jojoba in New South Wales and Queensland

In 2005, a black scab of jojoba was seen in jojoba plantations in New South Wales and Queensland. Black scab …

485) Detection of Tetranychus horridus (Hazelnut mite) in Victoria and New South Wales

Tetranycopsis horridus was first reported on hazelnut in Victoria in 2016. Further surveys during February 2016 have shown a widespread …

486) Two new diagnostic protocols adopted to prevent harmful pests to crops

Rome, 21 November 2023. The Standards Committee, on behalf of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM), has adopted two diagnostic …

487) Call for country case studies on Implementation of risk-based inspection for imported consignments

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat is soliciting case studies for inclusion in the IPPC Guide on Implementation of …

488) IPPC Implementation and Capacity Development Committee presents its remarkable achievements

Rome, 7 April 2022. The Implementation and Capacity Development Committee (IC) of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) presented today …

489) SPS Committee Workshop on Risk Analysis showcases IPPC standards and guides

Geneva, 14 July 2021. The World Trade Organization (WTO) held a two-day virtual Workshop on ‘Risk Assessment, Risk Management and …

490) Notification of the detection of Drosophila suzukii, the Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD) in the Republic of South Africa

Drosophilla suzukii was detected on Blueberry orchards in four (4) provinces in South Africa. The official samples were collected after …