831) The IPPC Secretariat preparing for the implementation of the FAO Global Action for the Fall armyworm control in relation to the IPPC’s issues

Rome, 16 June 2020 – The IPPC Secretariat organized the first coordination meeting on preparation for the implementation of the …

832) Armenia is strengthening its capacity for implementation of the International Plant Protection Convention and finding solutions for grape phylloxera in the country

Workshop participants. © FAO/ Ani Grigoryan

833) Call for members and replacement members of the Implementation and Capacity Development Committee (IC) - (Europe, Asia and Pacific)

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat is soliciting nominations of regional representatives and replacements for the Europe region to …

834) News & Calls / Calls & Deadlines / Calls for Standards / Call for topics

835) IPPC Contracting Parties step up in issuing postage stamps to promote the International Year of Plant Health in 2020

Rome, June 2020. Despite the global COVID-19 pandemic, so far June has been a month rich in activities to promote …

836) Completed Biosecurity Risk Analyses

The Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment has completed many biosecurity risk analyses which have formed the basis for …

837) Rationale for phytosanitary requirements from Australia

The Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment conducts biosecurity risk analyses consistent with Australia’s international obligations, including those under …

838) Approved arrangements for nursery stock and tissue cultures from countries with a higher risk of Xylella fastidiosa (Pierce’s disease)

Nursery stock from regions and countries with a high risk of Xylella spp. must be produced through a National Plant …

839) Phytophthora austrocedrae finding in Juniperus communis

An investigation into the condition of Juniperus communis was carried out at the Upper Teesdale Natural Nature Reserve by scientists …

840) Prociphilus fraxinifolii (Riley) - woolly ash aphid

The woolly ash aphid, P. fraxinifolii (Riley), is native to North America where it is common and widely distributed in …