1721) A Serious Outbreak of Fall Armyworm in Southern Africa: Emergent Pest Issue for the IPPC

Photograph: B.R. Wiseman – USDA/ARF, Tifton (US)

1722) The IPPC Guidelines on Sea Container Surveys for NPPOs are now available in all FAO languages!

The IPPC Guidelines on Sea Container Surveys provide guidance to national plant protection organizations (NPPOs) on how to inspect and …

1723) The forthcoming 14th Session of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures CPM-14)

Dear IPPC contracting parties, RPPOs and IPPC partners,

1724) Recordings from the ongoing IPPC ePhyto industry workshops are now released!

The recordings from the ePhyto industry workshops with the Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, the Republic of Korea, the Bahamas and …

1725) Rhagoletis cerasi (European Cherry Fruit Fly): APHIS Expands the Quarantine to include all of Monroe and Wayne Counties, New York

For full report, please visit the NAPPO Phytosanitary Alert System (https://www.pestalerts.org).

1726) Progress on National Reporting Obligations (NROs) at Central Africa Workshop

On 24-27 June 2013, the IPPC Secretariat participated in the Central African Workshop on National Reporting Obligations in Libreville, Gabon. …

1727) CALL FOR PHYTOSANITARY TREATMENTS

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat is soliciting submissions for:

1728) Welcome to the Republic of the Gambia as the 183rd Contracting Party to the IPPC

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to officially announce that the Republic of the Gambia became the 183rd Contracting Party to …

1729) Commission / The Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM) / CPM Recommendations

During its regular annual sessions, many matters are put forward to the CPM for decisions or agreement of its members. …

1730) Global diagnostics for plant pests - five new IPPC diagnostic protocols adopted.

1. Dendroctonus ponderosae, dorsal habitus aspect showing entire specimen (shape, surface sculpturing and coloration). Photo courtesy of K. Bolte, Canadian …