2391) IPPC hands-on simulation exercise on Fusarium TR4 starts 20 May in Kenya

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat, in partnership with FAO Mesoamerica, FAO Kenya and the Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate …

2392) New technical resources available on IPPC Resources page

Three new technical resource contributions have been reviewed by the Capacity Development Committee and posted in the ‘Contributed Resources’ section …

2393) Australia: TR4-infested farm settlement to proceed

The settlement of the Queensland farm that tested positive for Panama Disease Tropical race 4 (TR4) will now proceed, following …

2394) Bactrocera dorsalis - New IPPC Diagnostic Protocol adopted

DP 29: Bactrocera dorsalis: a) oviposition punctures on mango fruit mark spots where fruit flies lay their eggs. B) example …

2395) Report of outbreak of Erwinia amylovora in Rep. of Korea in 2016

Erwinia amylovora (Ea) was confirmed in 3 apple trees in one orchard in the southern part of HAN river in …

2396) The Provisional Agenda of the SC May and SC-7 meetings are posted!

The provisional Agenda of the Standards Committee (SC) meeting and the Standards Committee Working group (SC-7) meeting is available at …

2397) Detections of Spodoptera frugiperda (fall armyworm) on mainland Australia

Fall armyworm was initially detected in traps on two islands in the Torres Strait (islands of Saibai and Erub) in …

2398) Detection of Tobacco slug beetle in New South Wales

Unusual beetles were noted to be feeding on Prairie Ground Cherry leaves in November 2008 in a glasshouse. Samples were …

2399) Interception of Angelonia flower break virus (AnFBV) in New South Wales

AnFBV was discovered on aysmptomatic verbena plant material derived from imported tissue culture using a new diagnostic test in December …

2400) Detection of Panicum mosaic virus in New South Wales

The virus was probably introduced in vegetative planting material (stolons) of buffalo grass from North America.