511) IPPC Communications Strategy to set global roadmap in promoting plant health

Rome, 16 December 2022. The Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM) Focus Group on Communications has concluded the year with the …

512) Approved points of entry into Denmark

Entry points for plants and plant products are: 1) Billund Airport 2) Copenhagen Airport (Kastrup) 3) Mail Centres of Fredericia …

513) The Committee of World Food Security pledges towards renewed commitment to the right to food and plant health across the world

Rome, 9 February 2021. The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the realization of sustainable and inclusive food systems around the world, …

514) Blog: Why plant health matters in the One Health approach

By Osama El-Lissy, IPPC Secretary

515) Detection of Tobacco slug beetle in New South Wales

Unusual beetles were noted to be feeding on Prairie Ground Cherry leaves in November 2008 in a glasshouse. Samples were …

516) 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 …

517) Detection of Heterobostrychus aequalis (lesser auger beetle) in Cairns, Far North Queensland

Heterobostrychus aequalis is intercepted each year in imported timber (e.g. furniture, dunnage). Heterobostrychus aequalis appears to have failed to establish …

518) 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 …

519) The International Year of Plant Health closing ceremony marks a new beginning for global plant health

Rome, 1 July 2021. The International Year of Plant Health (IYPH) has officially came to an end with a high …

520) Report of oak wilt (Bretziella fagacearum) in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada (2023) / Signalement du flétrissement du chêne (Bretziella fagacearum) à Niagara Falls,, Ontario, Canada (2023)

In June 2023, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) confirmed the presence of oak wilt (Bretziella fagacearum) in association with …