941) Detection of Heterobostrychus aequalis (lesser auger beetle) in Cairns, Far North Queensland

Heterobostrychus aequalis is intercepted each year in imported timber (e.g. furniture, dunnage). Heterobostrychus aequalis appears to have failed to establish …

942) Impact report on the International Day of Plant Health out now

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to provide the attached two-page summary report, which gives a snapshot of how the International …

943) Bureau Update

Dear colleagues, It has been some time since the last Bureau update but this does not mean that the work …

944) About / Core Activities / Standard setting / Current notification period for DPs

945) Archive OLD Pages / Phytosanitary Systems / PEST RISK ANALYSIS / PEST RISK ANALYSIS

Training materials of particular relevance to PRA e-learning course on Pest Risk Analysis (Available in English)

946) Archive OLD Pages / Phytosanitary Systems / PEST RISK ANALYSIS / PEST RISK ANALYSIS

Contributed resources (External resources) of particular relevance to PRA Guidelines, Training Materials, Examples and Documents relevant to PRA – are …

947) Official control - Urocystis cepulae, onion smut

In late September 2019, onion smut was detected on onions on one property near Murray Bridge in South Australia. The …

948) Report of oak wilt (Bretziella fagacearum) in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada (2023) / Signalement du flétrissement du chêne (Bretziella fagacearum) à Niagara Falls,, Ontario, Canada (2023)

In June 2023, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) confirmed the presence of oak wilt (Bretziella fagacearum) in association with …

949) Sri Lanka reviews its phytosanitary system to make it shine

4 October 2019, Colombo - The name Lanka is derived from the Tamil word "ilanku" (இலங்கு), which means "to shine", …

950) Focus on the oriental fruit fly's impact on international trade

Bactrocera dorsalis on a dragon fruit. Photo credits: Rui Cardoso Pereira.