2261) Dryocosmus kuriphilus (chestnut gall wasp)

First outbreak of Dryocosmus kuriphilus (chestnut gall wasp) in the UK

2262) Dryocosmus kuriphilus (chestnut gall wasp)

First outbreak of Dryocosmus kuriphilus (chestnut gall wasp) in the UK

2263) SC-7 2015 report has been posted!

The Standards Committee Working Group (SC-7) met from 11 to 12 May at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy. The meeting …

2264) Call for topics 2015

The 2015 call for topics starts on 5 June and ends on 14 August.

2265) First outbreak of Erwinia amylovora in Rep. of Korea

The infected pear trees were first found in very adjacent 3 orchards in Anseong -city in early May 2015.

2266) 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 …

2267) G20 Ministers of Agriculture reaffirm importance of Plant Health in Niigata Japan

Source: FAO Twitter

2268) NPPO of Norway

NPPO of Norway

2269) List of regulated pests

Annex 1 Pests which are prohibited to introduce and spread in Norway

2270) Detection of Potato Spindle Tuber Viroid in Australia

PSTVd has been identified in a range of hosts in Australia and its distribution has been verified through a national …