941) First finding of Contarinia sp. in Alstroemeria flower buds in a production greenhouse

Contarinia pseudotsugae (Douglas-fir needle midge) has been detected in two provinces (Limburg and Noord-Brabant) and Contarinia cuniculator has been detected …

942) Darna trima on palm trees (Thrinax parviflora)

In February 2005, during follow-up inspections after import, palm trees of the species Thrinax parviflora were found infested with Darna …

943) Pest Reports from 2016 onwards

The Dutch NPPO reports new pests through their website. See https://english.nvwa.nl/topics/pest-reporting/pest-reports

944) 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 …

945) Director XIA Joins IPPC Secretariat Staff in their Year-End Virtual Celebration

Rome, 21 December 2021. The IPPC Secretariat staff convened its year-end celebration with words of encouragement and well wishes from …

946) Annual face-to-face meeting of Technical Panel on Phytosanitary Treatments to be held in June

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat is pleased to inform the plant health community that the IPPC Technical Panel …

947) 34th meeting of the Technical Consultation among Regional Plant Protection Organizations (TC RPPO)

Rome 28 September 2022 - The Technical Consultation among Regional Plant Protection Organizations (TC-RPPO) met on the side of the …

948) SPOTLIGHT: Empowering plant health: guidelines for field inspection

Members of the Expert Working Group on Field Inspection, representatives of host country, IPPC Secretariat, Standards Committee (SC) and Implementation …

949) Commission / Standards Committee (SC)

Background: The first session of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM-1 (2006)) established the Standards Committee (SC). The SC had …

950) Two new IPPC Diagnostic Protocols have been adopted

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat is pleased to announce that two new diagnostic protocols (DPs) have been adopted …