191) New IPPC guide to protect plant health and reduce pest risk associated with e-commerce

Rome, 23 November 2023. The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat has published a new IPPC guide to help contracting …

192) IPPC Secretariat and FAO elearning Academy launch new course on “Working with a national plant protection organization”

The IPPC Secretariat and the FAO elearning Academy are pleased to announce the publication of a new certified eLearning course …

193) Fall Armyworm global symposium spotlights strategies in pest prevention and preparedness

Rome, 20 November 2023. The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat participated in the Global Symposium on Sustainable Fall Armyworm …

194) Change of issuance of the Phytosanitary Certificate joining the ephyto

As part of recent innovation of the certification system, aligned with the global call for digitalization for trade facilitation, the …

195) Now available: International Day of Plant Health webcast

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to inform the plant health community that the webcast of the high-level event to commemorate …

196) Pest Reports from 2016 onwards

The Dutch NPPO reports new pests through their website. See https://english.nvwa.nl/topics/pest-reporting/pest-reports

197) First finding of Contarinia sp. in Alstroemeria flower buds in a production greenhouse

Contarinia pseudotsugae (Douglas-fir needle midge) has been detected in two provinces (Limburg and Noord-Brabant) and Contarinia cuniculator has been detected …

198) Confirmation of eradication of Ralstonia solanacearum (race 3) in Solanum melongena plants for fruit production in a greenhouse in the municipality of Westland

This report concerns the closing note for confirmation of eradication of the first finding of Ralstonia solanacearum (race 3) in …

199) First finding of Ralstonia solanacearum (race 3) in Solanum melongena plants in a greenhouse in the municipality of Westland

This report concerns the official finding of Ralstonia solanacearum (race 3) in the Netherlands at a glasshouse company producing Solanum …

200) Thrips setosus (Japanese flower thrips) established on plants for planting of Hydrangea - open conditions - professional growers

This update report is a follow-up of an earlier report of October 2014 concerning the first finding of this thrips …