1221) Experts meet virtually to begin the development of new guidance materials which will help with the implementation of plant health standards

e-Learning on Pest Risk Analysis (2020-002) and e-Learning on phytosanitary export certification systems (2020-003): Both of these working groups met …

1222) Plant health factsheet series now available in all FAO official languages

Back in 2015, the IPPC community adopted annual themes leading up to the International Year of Plant Health to highlight …

1223) Eradication of Bactrocera invadens in the Groblersbrug borderpost of South Africa

On 21 May 2010 one possible exotic fruit fly specimen was detected in a Methyl Eugenol baited fruit fly trap …

1224) The 2017 Meeting of the IPPC Technical Panel for the Glossary

The IPPC Technical Panel for the Glossary (TPG) meeting was hosted by the Italian National Plant Protection Organization on 4-7 …

1225) The IPPC at the G20 Meeting of Agricultural Chief Scientists MACS) in Tokyo Japan

Dr Jingyuan Xia, IPPC Secretary, deleiverred the keynote address at the G20 Meeting of Agricultural Chief Scientists (MACS) held from …

1226) The CPM Bureau Virtual Meeting held in 12th December 2017

The CPM Bureau virtual meeting was held on 12th December 2017 with participation of five Bureau members as well as …

1227) Official Establishment of the Implementation Capacity Development Committee of the IPPC Commission on Phytosanitary Measures

Full members of the IC of IPPC-CPM (December 2017)

1228) Detection of teak leaf rust

The detection of teak leaf rust on teak in the Northern Territory was confirmed on 23 June 2006. The disease …

1229) The first meeting of the Expert Working Group for the development of the IPPC Pest Free Area Guide

IPPC 2017 – Meeting participants convened in Rome Italy to initiate the development of the IPPC Pest Free Area Guide

1230) Eradication of Bactrocera dorsalis species complex (Oriental fruit flies) in Amami Oshima Island, Japan

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan (MAFF) confirmed the occurrence of Bactrocera dorsalis species complex in Amami …