1501) Nine Standards Adopted and Noted by Consensus at CPM-11

The Eleventh Session of the Commission of Phytosanitary Measures (CPM 11), with the theme “Plant Health and Food Security”, was …

1502) The 2016 winners of the IPPC photo contest 'The Shocking Impacts of Pests'

The winner of the 2016 IPPC Photo Contest “The Shocking Impacts of Pests” is Tyler Fox, from the United States …

1503) Eradication of Potato Cyst Nematode (PCN) from Western Australia

Following detection of PCN in Western Australia in 1986, eradication action was undertaken.

1504) Detection of Puccinia arachidis in New Caledonia

Localized presence of Puccinia arachidis in New Caledonia has been confirmed by analysis made by the laboratory of ANSES in …

1505) PAAF-Plant Resources Sector

The Public Authority of Agriculture Affairs and Fish Resources (PAAF) of Kuwait

1506) Commission / Consultations / Current consultations for draft ISPMs / Current objections to the adoption of ISPMs

BACKGROUND INFORMATION Draft ISPMs submitted for adoption by the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM) are posted on the CPM page …

1507) Core Activities / Standards & Implementation / Standard setting / Current notification period for DPs / DP Translations

Mechanism to translate Diagnostic Protocols into Languages At CPM-5 (2010), the Secretariat introduced a paper describing how the diagnostic protocols …

1508) Consultations / Current consultation on draft specifications for ISPMs / Previous consultation on draft specifications for ISPMs

Background Specifications for ISPMs outline the content and scope of a future ISPM and are used by the expert drafting …

1509) The report from the Expert Working Group on Annex to ISPM 38: Design and use of systems approaches for phytosanitary certification of seeds is now available on the IPP!

The report of the Expert Working Group on the Annex to ISPM 38: Design and use of systems approaches for …

1510) South American tomato leaf miner, Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) was recorded for the first time in Nepal from a commercial tomato farm of Kathmandu during May 2016.

Tuta absoluta was identified studying external morphology and male genitalia in Entomology Division, NARC, Nepal and verified by the Division …