831) 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

832) 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 …

833) Detection of Fall Army Worm Spodoptera frugiperda in Swaziland

Spodoptera frugiperda was first detected in Big Bend and Siphofaneni in eastern Swaziland. Subsequent detection have been recorded in Lomahasha, …

834) The IPPC ePhyto Steering Group and Industry Advisory Group met virtually to advance ePhyto work during Covid-19 pandemic

Rome, 4 June - The IPPC ePhyto Steering Group (ESG) and Industry Advisory Group (IAG) met virtually to promote ePhyto …

835) CPM Bureau meets virtually for the third time since beginning of global pandemic to decisively advance IPPC work plan

Rome, 5 June 2020. The CPM Bureau held its third virtual meeting since the beginning of the global sanitary crisis …

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 …