721) IYPH International Steering Committee heads towards closing of the IYPH

Rome, 9 June 2021. The International Steering Committee (ISC) of the International Year of Plant Health (IYPH) convened virtually for …

722) The first report of invasion of Singapore Daisy into Nepal

The invasive weed of sunflower family is a perennial weed which covers the land as a bedding. The fragments of …

723) Core Activities / Implementation & Capacity Development / EC: Supporting the Implementation of the IPPC / EC Support to the IPPC Strategic Framework

Support to the IPPC Strategic Framework: Commodity and pathways standards, Pest Outbreak Alert and Response Systems and e-Phyto (GCP/GLO/040/EC)

724) Notification on the first detection of Citrus black spot in Botswana

Citrus black spot (CBS) is a citrus disease caused by the fungus Phyllosticta citricarpa (previously known as Guignardia citricarpa). This …

725) Setting new global plant health priorities: the agenda of the Strategic Planning Group for the next decade

Rome, 9 October 2020 – The IPPC Strategic Planning Group (SPG) met on Thursday 8 and Friday 9 October to …

726) September 2014: New Report of Potato Wart (Synchytrium endobioticum) in Prince Edward Island, Canada (2014)

New Report of Potato Wart (Synchytrium endobioticum) in Prince Edward Island, Canada (2014)

727) FAO Committee on Agriculture endorses proposal for an International Day of Plant Health

Rome, 1 October 2020. The FAO Committee on Agriculture endorsed the proposal tabled by the government of Zambia to proclaim …

728) News & Calls / Calls & Deadlines / Calls for Standards / Calls for DP authors

IPPC Diagnostic Protocols are developed to allow general use by competent diagnosticians in a laboratory performing pest diagnosis as part …

729) 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 …

730) Prompting action towards an International Year of Plant Health in 2020

Plants account for over 80% of the human diet and are indispensable for food security. Healthy plants are also vital …