661) The Commission on Phytosanitary Measures fifteenth session concludes historic virtual meeting

Rome, 1 April 2021. The fifteenth session of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM-15) concluded on 1 April with a …

662) Opening of the consultation period on draft Outline for e-Commerce Guide (2017-039)

The consultation on a draft Outline for an e-Commerce Guide for plants, plant products and other regulated articles (2017-039) has …

663) Minimizing the impact of plant pests - a global surveillance system for crop diseases

Originally native to the Americas, since 2016 the Fall Armyworm, a destructive pest, has rapidly spread into Africa, the Near …

664) internationalpestriskresearchgroup

International Pest Risk Research Group (IPRRG) replacing International Advisory Group on Pest Risk Analysis (IAGPRA)

665) First detection of Spodoptera frugiperda (fall armyworm) in Torres Strait

Suspect fall armyworm was detected in pest specific traps on the islands of Saibai and Erub in Torres Strait in …

666) Detection of narcissus late season yellows virus in Australia

A virus with filamentous particles about 750 nm long and 12 nm in diameter. The virus is transmissible by the …

667) 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 …

668) Detection of Peronospora somniferi in Tasmania and Victoria

Industry is taking a number of steps to help eliminate the disease from crops in Victoria in advance of the …

669) 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 …

670) Detection of Phyllotreta chotanica (radish flea beetle) in Western Australia

Phyllotreta chotanica was originally detected in Kununurra in 2014, however subsequent surveys only occasionally detected the pest again on three …