1521) Facilitating trade without compromising human, plant and animal health - Highlights from the Border Agency Cooperation Workshop in South Africa

16 November 2018, Cape Town - The 2017 landmark World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) seeks to facilitate …

1522) Now open: 2024 IPPC consultation period for draft diagnostic protocols only

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to inform the plant health community that the additional consultation period on the draft diagnostic …

1523) Detections of Spodoptera frugiperda (fall armyworm) on mainland Australia

Fall armyworm was initially detected in traps on two islands in the Torres Strait (islands of Saibai and Erub) in …

1524) Detection of Tobacco slug beetle in New South Wales

Unusual beetles were noted to be feeding on Prairie Ground Cherry leaves in November 2008 in a glasshouse. Samples were …

1525) Detection of Garlic allexiviruses in Western Australia

Garlic allexiviruses was detected in August 2011. It is likely to be widely distributed as plants are vegetatively propagated. Viruses …

1526) Detection of High plains virus in Western Australia

HPV is transmitted by the Wheat curl mite (Aceria tosichella). Symptoms are very similar to those for WSMV and include:

1527) Liriomyza trifolii (American serpentine leafminer) in Queensland and Western Australia

There were two separate detections of Liriomyza trifolii (American serpentine leafminer) in Kununurra, northern WA in March 2021 and in …

1528) CPM-13 Side session on Collaboration with Research Organizations held at FAO HQs

Shoki Al-Dobai, Integration and Support Team Leader in the IPPC Secretariat, welcomed participants to the CPM-13 side session on “Collaboration …

1529) Plan Estratégico 2010-2021

Atendiendo las demandas del sector productivo costarricense, el Servicio Fitosanitario del Estado se propuso echar a andar un proceso de …

1530) Impact report on the International Day of Plant Health out now

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to provide the attached two-page summary report, which gives a snapshot of how the International …