2121) A great step for the global plant health community: Uzbekistan joins the IPPC as its 184th contracting party

Rome, 13 January 2020 – The IPPC community welcomes a new member as Uzbekistan officially joins the Convention on 13 …

2122) Detection of Eriococcus ironsidei in South Africa

E. ironsidei was detected on leaves and branches of the macadamia trees in Mpumalanga province. The sample was collected after …

2123) The Twelfth Meeting of the Liaison Group of Biodiversity-related Conventions held in Rome Italy

Caption: Participants in the twelfth Meeting of the Liaison Group of Biodiversity-related Conventions

2124) Registration is open for IPPC webinar on call for topics

IPPC contracting parties, regional plant protection organizations, country editors and relevant stakeholders can now register to the IPPC webinar on …

2125) Status Report of Potato Wart Disease in imported potatoes into Singapore from 2008 - 2012

Synchytrium endobioticum (Potato Wart Disease- PWD), is listed as a Quarantine Pest under the First Schedule in the Control of …

2126) The 2017 IPPC and 18th APPPC Regional Workshop Successfully Held in the Republic of Korea

Photo Copyright APPPC 2017

2127) Katy Perry and the protection of plants

Perry''s latest album includes seed paper with actual flower seeds and instructions for planting What does the American pop music …

2128) Call for case studies related to Pest Status determination

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

2129) Call for Pest Outbreak Alert from Contracting Parties

During CPM-14 (2019), the concept of emerging pests and emergency issues was discussed and several countries expressed concern regarding the …

2130) 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 …