961) IPPC Secretariat organized the first virtual meeting among RPPOs to discuss how to mitigate the COVID-19 impact on phytosanitary issues

Rome, 15 May 2020 – The IPPC Secretariat organized the first virtual meeting among the Regional Plant Protection Organization (RPPOs) …

962) Core Activities / Integration & Support / External Cooperation / Regional Plant Protection Organizations / Technical Consultation among RPPOs / 2018 - 30th TC among RPPOs

This year the 30th Technical Consultation among Regional Plant Protection Organization (RPPOs) will be held at Andean Community (CAN) Headquarters …

963) 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, …

964) Rhagoletis pomonella (apple maggot) detected in West Kelowna, British Columbia

Rhagoletis pomonella (apple maggot) detected in West Kelowna, British Columbia Date posted: October 2, 2015 Contact: Patricia McAllister, National Manager, …

965) Successful Completion of Trainings on Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation Facilitators under Support of STDF Project 401 Phase I)

Photograph: Copyright G.N. Alit Susanta Wirya

966) Work Area / Implementation and Capacity development / IC / Sea Container Task Force (SCTF) / 2021-04 5th SCTF Meeting

Meeting URL: https://fao.zoom.us/j/99330433139?from=addon

967) UK pest status report - Leptinotarsa decemlineata

Absent. pest eradicated. There has only been 1 outbreak in the UK and this was eradicated in 1977 (Bartlett, 1980)

968) IPPC Secretariat attended the virtual meeting of the Liaison Group of Biodiversity-related Conventions to advance joint work

30 April 2020, Rome - A delegation of the IPPC Secretariat attended a virtual meeting of the Liaison Group of …

969) US releases millions of wasps to fight emerald ash borer

Parasite from China attacks eggs and larvae of Asian insect pest (emerald ash borer) that has wiped out tens of …

970) KEPHIS

The National Plant Protection Service for Kenya (KEPHIS) was established in 1996 as a State corporation to underake all matters …