2601) Description of the NPPO

Seed Certification Plant Protection Center (SCPPC)of the Department of Agriculture was formed in 1990 with the multidisplinary mandate to provide …

2602) SUPERELONGATION DISEASE OF CASSAVA CAUSED BY Elsinoe brasiliensis

Cassava (Manihot esculenta) is the second staple crop of economic importance after rice that is cultivated in Trinidad and Tobago. …

2603) New Hebrides Coconut mite (Colomerus novahebridensis) present in Darwin, Northern Territory

The Northern Territory reported that the mite (Colomerus novahebridensis Kiefer) was detected in the Darwin Botanic Gardens on 19 May …

2604) Improvement of the NRO Reporting in Phytosanitary Legislations

The numbers of phytosanitary legislation reports have been increasing in a stable way over the last 4 years. In the …

2605) Review of the IPPC Dispute Settlement System

On 4 - 6 March 2013, members of the IPPC Subsidiary Body for Dispute Settlement (SBDS) met at FAO Headquarters …

2606) Spodoptera littoralis absent in Denmark

In 1980s Spodoptera littoralis was intercepted a few times in imported ornamental plants for green house production. The pest was …

2607) Findings of Globodera pallida in potato fields in Denmark

For decades the Danish NPPO has carried out official inspections, soil sampling and testing for the presence of potato vyst …

2608) First report of Drosophila suzukii

- One male and two females were found by researchers carrying out a faunistic survey for invasive pests and in …

2609) Chalara fraxinea

Ash dieback is considered the most urgent problem in Slovenian forest health. Based on the report of Slovenian Forestry Service …

2610) Record number of IPPC Contracting Parties using Online Commenting System!

Launched in 2016, the new IPPC Online Comment System (OCS) continues to strengthen IPPC Official Contracting Party participation in developing …