791) The first International Congress of Plant Protection in Guatemala celebrates IYPH

Guatemala City, 14 October 2020 – At the occasion of the International Year of Plant Health (IYPH), the Ministry of …

792) Close Cooperation between the IPPC and Sri Lanka for Advancing Implementation of ePhyto in the Asia Pacific Region

Above: Left to Right: DMJB Senanayake, RAP Ranaweera, LC Hewage, NS Assala Arachchi, NJM Nathavitharana, J Nimanthika, KC Withanage, P …

793) Bureau Update

Dear colleagues, It has been some time since the last Bureau update but this does not mean that the work …

794) Phytosanitary Import Regulations of the Netherlands

Import in the Netherlands has to comply with the European legislation. Many procedural requirements are described in the Official Control …

795) Geneva Press Briefing: Update on global plant pests and their devastating impact on food security

24/03/2023 Geneva – Osama El-Lissy, Secretary of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) addressed the Geneva press corps on the …

796) Now closed: 2024 IPPC consultation period for draft diagnostic protocols only

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat is pleased to inform the plant health community that the additional consultation period …

797) 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 …

798) Detection of Heterobostrychus aequalis (lesser auger beetle) in Cairns, Far North Queensland

Heterobostrychus aequalis is intercepted each year in imported timber (e.g. furniture, dunnage). Heterobostrychus aequalis appears to have failed to establish …

799) Absence of Phyllosticta fragariicola from Australia

There is one specimen record of Phyllosticta fragariicola on strawberry in Queensland; collected by botanist F.M. Bailey from Brisbane in …

800) Cooperation on Phytosanitary Measures among the Chinese Initiative 'One Belt and One Road' Countries: An IPPC High-level Symposium

28 September 2018, Nanning – China’s “One Belt and One Road” initiative seeks to boost development and trade links between …