741) Call for expression of interest – Drafting of a Youth Declaration for the International Year of Plant Health 2020

Plants are the source of the air we breathe and most of the food we eat. They play a central …

742) 2022 IPPC Annual Report – Protecting the world’s plant resources from pests

The 2022 International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Annual Report provides an overview of the IPPC Secretariat's key achievements for the …

743) Successful 6-day training on treatment and Integrated Pest Management of fruit flies held for Sri Lanka trainees

ROME, 5 May 2022. The Secretariat of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) organized the 2nd virtual phytosanitary technology training …

744) Impatiens Necrotic Spot Virus (INSV) in New South Wales (NSW)

In January 2018, INSV was detected in lettuce crops at a farm in Elderslie, in the state of NSW. A …

745) First UK Asian longhorn beetle outbreak

Routine survey work in the area where an adult Asian longhorn beetle was found in 2009 discovered signs of the …

746) CPM-18 adoption of ISPMs – no objections received by the IPPC Secretariat

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to inform the plant health community that it did not receive any objections to the …

747) One Step Closer to Enhancing Food Security and Facilitating Trade

To limit the international spread of pests and diseases that harm plants –from fruits, vegetables, grains to trees– it is …

748) SPS Committee Workshop on Risk Analysis showcases IPPC standards and guides

Geneva, 14 July 2021. The World Trade Organization (WTO) held a two-day virtual Workshop on ‘Risk Assessment, Risk Management and …

749) CALL FOR EXPERTS to develop IPPC plant health officer training curricula - Knowing and understanding the IPPC (2017-054)

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat is soliciting:

750) Eradication of Bactrocera dorsalis (Oriental fruit fly) in the Addo area, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

Bactrocera dorsalis specimens were detected in Methyl Eugenol (ME) baited traps in the Addo area of the Eastern Cape Province …