851) News & Calls / Calls & Deadlines / Calls for Standards / Calls for information material and studies

The IPPC Secretariat encourages all IPPC contracting parties, regional plant protection organizations and relevant international organizations to submit discussion papers …

852) Modified atmosphere storage does not reduce the efficacy of phytosanitary irradiation treatments for Tephritidae fruit flies

Figure 1: Ms. Olga Barrera, Mr. Luis Caravantes, and Mr. Alexandre Araujo dissecting irradiated mangoes for phytosanitary research. © IAEA

853) IPPC Secretariat bids farewell to an extraordinary 2020.

Rome, 22 December 2020, The IPPC Secretariat staff meeting successfully took place to close this exceptional year on a high …

854) Call for the expression of interest by national plant protection organizations (NPPOs) to share their challenges, experiences and best practices on AUTHORIZING ENTITIES TO PERFORM PHYTOSANITARY ACTIONS during a side session at the CPM-15

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat is calling for the expression of interest by national plant protection organizations (NPPOs) …

855) Report of European cherry fruit fly (Rhagoletis cerasi) in Quebec, Canada (2022) / Signalement de la mouche européenne des cerises (Rhagoletis cerasi) au Québec, Canada (2022)

In July 2022, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) confirmed the presence of European cherry fruit fly (Rhagoletis cerasi) in …

856) Call for contribution to plant health exhibition during CPM-15

Call for contribution to plant health exhibition during CPM-15

857) IPPC drafts guide on risk-based inspection

Rome, 12 July 2023. Effective inspection of imported consignments at borders is critical in preventing the potential entry of plant …

858) First G20 Agriculture Deputies Meeting (Food and Water) held in Riyadh

Riyadh, 27 January 2020– The Presidency of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia hosted the first G20 Agriculture Deputies Meeting (ADM) on …

859) Identity incorrect of first finding of Hemitarsonemus tepidariorum (fern mite) in plants for planting of Platycerium alcicorne (fern plants) in a production greenhouse.

The identity of Hemitarsonemus tepidariorum as reported in March 2016 appears incorrect following further verification of specimens by experts. Further …

860) Findings of Erwinia sp. ’assigned to the E. pyrifoliae taxon’ in two production greenhouses of strawberry fruits (Fragaria)

Findings of Erwinia sp