1121) Belgium dedicates a special 2 Euro coin to plant health at the occasion of the IYPH 2020

Brussels, 5 March 2020 – The Federal Public Service (FPS) Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment of Belgium and the …

1122) First report of Phyllosticta citricarpa in Tunisia

The Tunisian NPPO confirmed the introduction of Phyllosticta citricarpa to the governorate of Nabeul (municipalités de Beni Khalled, Bouargoub et …

1123) The Parliament of Cyprus observes the International Year of Plant Health 2020

Nicosia, 4 February 2020. The Department of Agriculture, of the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment, as the competent …

1124) CPM-13 Special Topics Session on Plant Health and Environment Protection

A Special Topics Session on Plant Health and Environment Protection was held on 19 April 2018 during the 13th Session …

1125) First detection of Fall armyworm in Torres Strait of Australia

Fall armyworm (FAW) was detected in pest specific traps on the islands of Saibai and Erub in Torres Strait, Australia, …

1126) Detection of coconut rhinoceros beetle (CRB)

From the 7th of September to the 6th of December 2019, 50 specimens of Oryctes rhinoceros have been trapped in …

1127) A Keynote Address on Plant Health and Environmental Protection presented by the CBD Executive Secretary at the CPM-13 Opening

The 13th Session of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM-13) of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) officially launched on …

1128) 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)

1129) The fifth meeting of the IYPH International Steering Committee held in Rome

Rome, 16 January 2020 - As the International Year of Plant Health officially started, the IYPH International Steering Committee intensified …

1130) Validation mission for the application of the Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation Tool successfully held in Barbados

PCE Validation workshop help in Barbados in March 2018 © Ian Griffith