821) Detection of the Asian strain of bacterial canker of kiwifruit in Victoria, Australia

Data is lacking on the epidemiology of the disease. It has been observed that the pathogen is active between 10-20 …

822) Siam weed in Queensland, Australia transitions to management

Siam weed probably entered Australia as a pasture contaminant. It was under eradication from 1994, but in 2012, the decision …

823) Detection of Xylosandrus crassiculus (Granulate ambrosia beetle) in Queensland

X. crassiusculatus is probably native to tropical and subtropical Asia and is now considered one of the most abundant and …

824) Dickeya dianthicola in Western Australia

Eradication of D. dianthicola from Australia is not considered technically feasible. D. dianthicola is a bacterium that is considered to …

825) Technical Panel on Diagnostic Protocols (TPDP) July meeting report is now posted!

The meeting report from the latest virtual meeting of the Technical Panel on Diagnostic Protocols (TPDP) is now available on …

826) 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 …

827) Joint IPPC and IAG ePhyto webinar concluded in the Philippines

Rome, 10 October 2022.  More than 175 people from the Philippines’ industry and government agencies participated in the joint webinar …

828) The IPPC community prepares for CPM-16 through regional cooperation

ROME, 7 March 2022. In the lead-up to the sixteenth session of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM-16) in April …

829) The Second IPPC-China Technical Workshop on Development of National Phytosanitary Capacity

ROME, 28 February 2022. The Secretariat of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) organized the second virtual technical workshop on …

830) Participants are sought for the new IAEA phytosanitary irradiation coordinated research project

The Joint FAO/IAEA Centre has just announced a new phytosanitary irradiation coordinated research project. They are now recruiting participants.