2261) Detection of Bactrocera dorsalis species complex (Oriental fruit flies) in Amami Oshima Island, Japan

In September 2015, Oriental fruit flies were detected in Amami Oshima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture in Japan. The Ministry of Agriculture, …

2262) International Cooperation on Fruit Flies continues

The Technical Panel on Pest Free Areas and Systems Approaches for Fruit Flies (TPFF) convened in Vienna from 19 to …

2263) Notification on the detection of Bactrocera dorsalis (Oriental Fruit Fly) in Bethlehem, in the Eastern Part of the Free State Province of South Africa

Several Bactrocera dorsalis specimens were detected in the affected area between the end of February and the third week of …

2264) Commission / Consultations / Current consultations for draft ISPMs / Previous consultations for draft ISPMs

In preparation for the new consultation period, held from 1 July - 30 September of each year, the IPPC Secretariat …

2265) Report of outbreak of Erwinia amylovora in Rep. of Korea in 2019

Erwinia amylovora (Ea) was confirmed in 17 pear orchards and 99 apple orchards in Korea by 28 June 2019 with …

2266) The IPPC Generic ePhyto National System will go live on the 15th of July

The IPPC Secretariat is proud to announce that on July 15th the Generic National System component of the IPPC ePhyto …

2267) Minimizing the impact of plant pests - a global surveillance system for crop diseases

Originally native to the Americas, since 2016 the Fall Armyworm, a destructive pest, has rapidly spread into Africa, the Near …

2268) The report of the 2019 meeting of the Standards Committee Working group SC-7) is now posted!

The 2019 meeting of the Standards Committee Working group (SC-7) was held from 13 to 17 May 2019 in Rome, …

2269) Notification on the detection of Bactrocera dorsalis (Oriental Fruit Fly) in Grabouw, in the Southern Part of the Western Cape Province of South Africa

Three Bactrocera dorsalis specimens were detected in the affected area between the first and the third week of April, 2019.

2270) The report of the IC May 2019 meeting is posted

The report of the Implementation and Capacity Development Committee (IC) May 2019 meeting is now available on the IPP at: