2471) IPPC Standards Committee approved three new Specifications

Rome, 17 November 2020. Three new Specifications have been approved by the IPPC Standards Committee (SC) during its 37th meeting …

2472) The 2nd Advisory Committee Meeting on the IPPC ePhyto Project and the Experts Meeting of the IPPC ePhyto Business Model

The 2nd Advisory Committee meeting on the IPPC ePhyto Project and the experts meeting of the IPPC ePhyto Business Model …

2473) Centre of Excellence / Phytosanitary Systems / ISPM 15 IMPLEMENTATION / ISPM 15 IMPLEMENTATION

Contributed resources (External resources) Contributed resources are phytosanitary technical resources that were developed by National Plant Protection Organizations (NPPOs), Regional …

2474) Call for participation in the Phytosanitary Capacity Development Roster of Consultants

Plant protection and phytosanitary measures experts are invited to apply to be listed in the Phytosanitary Capacity Development Roster of …

2475) Centre of Excellence / Phytosanitary Systems / PEST RISK ANALYSIS

Pest risk analysis (agreed interpretation): The process of evaluating biological or other scientific and economic evidence to determine if an …

2476) News & Events / Webinars / Fall Armyworm (FAW) prevention under the Framework of FAO Global Action on FAW control (December 2020)

2477) From FAO.org: The Tricky Task of Protecting Plants in a Globalized Age

From the FAO Media Center:

2478) Absence of black parlatoria scale from Australia

The black parlatoria scale, Parlatoria ziziphi, is considered to be absent from Australia although there are previous reports of its …

2479) Detection of Striga asiatica near Mackay, mid east coast, Queensland

Symptoms in host plants include stunting, chlorosis, and wilting. Seedlings are not visible above ground, but white succulent shoots can …

2480) 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.