911) LESS THAN ONE MONTH UNTIL NEW BIOSECURITY LEGISLATION COMMENCES

The Biosecurity Act 2015 commences on 16 June 2016, replacing the Quarantine Act 1908.

912) New Draft Biosecurity Regulation Out For Comment: New Supporting Material Available On Approved Arrangements And Infringement Notices Regulations Out For Comment

Public consultation has commenced for the draft First Points of Entry Regulation under the Biosecurity Act 2015.

913) Update on citrus canker eradication program in Emerald, Queensland - now eradicated

Citrus canker was detected on three commercial citrus orchards in the Emerald district of Queensland between June 2004 and May …

914) Strategic Objectives / Plant Health & Safe Trade / Sea Containers

Reducing the Spread of Invasive Pests by Sea Containers - The IPPC leaflet has been developed on the basis of …

915) Preparation for Implementation of the IPPC Generic ePhyto National System in Samoa

Peter Neimanis (Chair - ePhyto Steering Group) addressing the session

916) 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 …

917) Panama disease tropical race 4, Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense tropical race 4

Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense blocks the vascular system of infected banana plants, causing them to wilt and die. Panama …

918) 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 …

919) First UK Asian longhorn beetle outbreak

Routine survey work in the area where an adult Asian longhorn beetle was found in 2009 discovered signs of the …

920) Entry Points in Ghana

Ghana is a peaceful country located on the west coast of Africa. It is bounded on the north by Burkina …