1271) Sri Lanka undertakes the second workshop on Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation to strengthen its national plant protection organization

Colombo, 28 February 2020 – Fully committed to improve its phytosanitary system, the National Plant Quarantine Service of Sri Lanka …

1272) International Plant Health Conference in Helsinki is cancelled amid continued COVID-19 restrictions

Rome/Helsinki, 9 February 2021. On 2 February, representatives of member countries of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), contracting parties …

1273) CPM-18 adoption of ISPMs – no objections received by the IPPC Secretariat

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to inform the plant health community that it did not receive any objections to the …

1274) 16th Congress of the Mediterranean Phytopathological Union March 2020 Cyprus)

The upcoming Congress of the Mediterranean Phytopathological Union entitled “Safeguarding Mediterranean Plant Health” will be held in Limassol, Cyprus, on …

1275) Notification period on draft Diagnostic Protocols opened today!

The Notification period for the following draft diagnostic protocols (DPs) has started today.

1276) IPPC Secretariat Participates in Tenth Meeting of the Biodiversity Liaison Group

IPPC Secretary, Jingyuan Xia, and IPPC Coordinator, Craig Fedchock, were active participants in the tenth meeting of the Biodiversity Liaison …

1277) Registration for the International workshop on reducing the introduction of pests through the sea container pathway is now OPEN!

The workshop will take place from 19 to 20 September 2022, at Queen Elizabeth II Centre, London, United Kingdom. Participation …

1278) Core Activities / Standard setting / Topics list & Call / Calls / Calls for EWG and TP experts / 2023-01- EWG on the Revision of ISPM 26 (Establishment of pest free areas for fruit flies (Tephritidae)) (2021-010)

Nomination Closed: EWG on the Revision of ISPM 26 (Establishment of pest free areas for fruit flies (Tephritidae)) (2021-010)!!!. EWG …

1279) First report of Citrus bark cracking viroid (CBCVd) on hops (Humulus lupulus)

An unknown and aggressive disease was observed in 2007 in hop gardens in Slovenia. The disease spread extremely rapidly and …

1280) First report of Citrus bark cracking viroid (CBCVd) on hops (Humulus lupulus)

An unknown and aggressive disease was observed in 2007 in hop gardens in Slovenia. The disease spread extremely rapidly and …