2301) Launch of the new IRSS Helpdesk

The IRSS Helpdesk, located in the International Phytosanitary Portal (IPP), has been active since 2011 to support contracting parties’ implementation …

2302) The start of a fruitful collaboration between the IPPC Secretariat and COLEACP

COLEACP and the IPPC Secretariat identified several areas for potential collaboration in a recent meeting. © FAO

2303) LIST OF REGULATED PESTS MALTA (EU) L.N. 97 of 2004

LIST OF REGULATED PESTS MALTA (EU) S.L. 433.03 PLANT QUARANTINE (Harmful Organisms) Regulations, 2004

2304) Notification on the detection of Bactrocera invadens in Swaziland

Bactrocera invadens was first detected in Methyl Eugenol bait traps in Matsamo and Ngonini in northern Swaziland along the northern …

2305) IPPC Secretariat launches a New Phytosanitary Export Certification Course

The IPPC, in cooperation with the FAO e-Learning Academy, has developed an e-learning course on the process of phytosanitary export …

2306) New publication! Guidelines for managing Xylella fastidiosa

Up to 95 percent of olive production is concentrated in the Mediterranean region. Indeed, Spain, Italy, Greece and Tunisia alone …

2307) CPM Bureau agrees on new modality for CPM-15

Rome, 9 November 2020. The CPM Bureau held its ninth virtual meeting over the course of the year, coming up …

2308) G20 Ministers of Agriculture reaffirm importance of Plant Health in Niigata Japan

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2309) Second finding of Dryocosmus kuriphilus in Castanea sativa in public and private green in the border area with Germany (municipality Aalten)

This report concerns the second official finding of Dryocosmus kuriphilus in the Netherlands, whereby the morphological identity was confirmed on …

2310) NEW PEST OF MAIZE: MAIZE LETHAL NECROSIS IN RWANDA

Summary: Maize lethal necrosis (MLN) is a viral disease of maize caused by the combination of Maize chlorotic mottle virus …