1871) Invasive ant, Wasmannia auropunctata, in Far North Queensland

The invasive electric ant pest, Wasmannia auropunctata, was first discovered near Cairns in 2006. Other detections have been made to …

1872) Limnocharis flava in northern Queensland

Limnocharis is a perennial, anchored, climp-forming aquatic herb that grows over a meter in height. The pale green leaves occur …

1873) Siam weed in Queensland, Australia transitions to management

Siam weed probably entered Australia as a pasture contaminant. It was under eradication from 1994, but in 2012, the decision …

1874) New Hebrides Coconut mite (Colomerus novahebridensis) present in Darwin, Northern Territory

The Northern Territory reported that the mite (Colomerus novahebridensis Kiefer) was detected in the Darwin Botanic Gardens on 19 May …

1875) Archive OLD Pages / Phytosanitary Systems / ISPM 15 IMPLEMENTATION / ISPM 15 IMPLEMENTATION

Contributed resources (External resources) Contributed resources are phytosanitary technical resources that were developed by National Plant Protection Organizations (NPPOs), Regional …

1876) The eighth IPPC Seminar on plant health standards and safe trade facilitation

While trade in plants and plant products stimulates economic growth and brings prosperity to rural communities and agricultural sectors, it …

1877) Technical Assistance Activities from the WTO SPS

The WTO Secretariat is organizing specific technical assistance activities on the Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures …

1878) IPPC Guides are now available in more languages thanks to collaboration with COLEACP

We are pleased to inform you that French versions of eight IPPC Guides have been published in collaboration with the …

1879) Establishment of a Research Group on Sea Containers Phytosanitary Standards in China

The photo from AQSIQ of China

1880) Detection of Tetranychus evansi in New South Wales and Queensland

Eradication of T. evansi from Australia is not considered technically feasible. Feeding from the mite results in leaves becoming yellowish …