5751) Deadline 07 May 2010: Applications for IPPC Coordinator

The IPPC Secretariat is currently advertising a 3-year, fixed-term post for the IPPC coordinator. Please see the link below for …

5752) REMINDER: Draft specifications for ISPMs available for member consultation until 13-Feb-2010

Four draft specifications for ISPMs were approved by the Standards Committee in November 2009 for member consultation. Specifications outline the …

5753) Due 13 September 2010: Member Consultation on Draft Specifications for ISPMs

The following Specifications for ISPMs were approved by the Standards Committee in April 2010 for a member consultation. This consultation …

5754) 2011 Focus Group Report Posted

The Report from the meeting of the July 2011 Focus Group on Improving the IPPC Standard Setting Process is finalized …

5755) New partnership aims to reduce emissions of methyl bromide for quarantine use

14 November 2012, Rome - The FAO-based International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) and the UN Environmental Program (UNEP) agreed today …

5756) Presence of Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier) in Gozo

Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier) beetles were found in 6 pheromone traps in four different localities in Gozo during a monitoring exercise.

5757) Presence of Cryptosporiopsis citri in Northern Territory and Queensland

Extensive survey of citrus suggests that the pathogen may occur at a very low incidence and especially in wetter conditions …

5758) First Report of Black Sigatoka Disease (Mycosphaerella fijiensis) from Trinidad

Black Sigatoka Disease was first discovered in Trinidad in November 2003. Full report in the journal Plant Pathology 54, 246 …

5759) Schizotetranychus baltazari in northern Australia

This species has been known mainly from a wide range of the Southeast and Southwest Asia countries. The spider mite …

5760) Detection of a single male Queensland fruit fly (in a New Zealand surveillance trap)

A single male Queensland fruit fly was detected in a surveillance trap in a residential suburb of Auckland city, NZ. …