651) 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.

652) Detection of Hemileia wrightiae in the Northern Territory

The fungus has previously been found in Indonesia, Philippines, Taiwan, China and India. The fungus has apparently been present in …

653) Detection of Entyloma ageratinae on mistflower in Queensland

Mistflower is an introduced weed in south east Queensland, but is not under official control. It is a locally controlled …

654) Call for case studies on good practices for monitoring and evaluation of national phytosanitary systems

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat is soliciting Case studies describing good practices for monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of …

655) Detection of Cowpea mild mottle virus (Carlavirus) in Queensland

Cowpea mild mottle virus is known to cause severe distortion, twisting and discolouration of the pods as well as mosaic/mottling …

656) Grapevine Pinot gris virus in New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia

Eradication of GPGV from Australia is not considered technically feasible and therefore regulation of the virus in infected vines detected …

657) Liriomyza trifolii (American serpentine leafminer) in Queensland and Western Australia

There were two separate detections of Liriomyza trifolii (American serpentine leafminer) in Kununurra, northern WA in March 2021 and in …

658) IPPC Standards Committee reviews proposed revisions to plant health standards

Rome, 19 June 2023. The Standards Committee (SC) of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) has recommended one draft standard …

659) Taking adoption of the CTU Code to the next level

Despite approval of the IMO/ILO/UNECE Code of Practice for Packing of Cargo Transport Units (CTU Code) in 2014 and considerable …

660) Check out the new Systems Approach webpage

Rome, 4 November 2021. The Secretariat of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) has developed several webpages that bring together …