561) First Report of Papaya Mealybug (Paracoccus marginatus) in Uganda

This is a report on the first detection of the Papaya mealybug in Uganda, August 2021. The detection was supported …

562) APHIS Expands the Citrus Greening (Huanglongbing) Quarantined Area in California

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

563) 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 …

564) Tomato brown rugose fruit virus

An outbreak of ToBRFV in a tomato glasshouse production facility in the Yorkshire & Humberside region of the UK. Eradication …

565) The Standards Committee advances two ISPMs and elects a new Chairperson

Rome, 13 May 2022. The Standards Committee (SC) of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) approved two draft ISPMs and …

566) New milestone reached as three million IPPC ePhyto certificates exchanged

Rome, 17 January 2023. The ePhyto Solution of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) continued to reach new milestones with …

567) Outbreak of Asian longhorned beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis) in Japan

Outbreak of Asian longhorned beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis) was confirmed in Japan. The NPPO confirmed the first detection of Asian longhorned …

568) 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 …

569) Adapting to a changed world: Interview with the CPM Chairperson

Mr Francisco Javier Trujillo Arriaga is the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) contact point for Mexico and Director-General of the …

570) Coming up: Webinar on climate change and phytosanitary measures

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to announce the upcoming webinar series on Climate change and phytosanitary issues from 24-26 September. …