2641) Plant health in the 21st century: the use of drones and sniffer dogs

On 7 April 2016, the Eleventh Session of the Commission for Phytosanitary Measures held a side-session on Plant Health in …

2642) First report of Phyllosticta citricarpa in Tunisia

The Tunisian NPPO confirmed the introduction of Phyllosticta citricarpa to the governorate of Nabeul (municipalités de Beni Khalled, Bouargoub et …

2643) IPPC Secretariat and the FAO Sub-regional Office for Central Asia work together towards increasing accessibility of IPPC training guides to Russian speaking countries

FAO AZ, 2016, Inception meeting of the MTF/AZE/007/STF: STDF/PG/316 Strengthening phytosanitary inspection and diagnostic services in Republic of Azerbaijan

2644) FAO-IPPC-CIHEAM International Workshop on Xylella fastidiosa ?&? the Olive Quick Decline Syndrome OQDS) Valenzano Italy

The bacterium Xylella fastidiosa is a devastating pathogen that has more than 300 plant hosts belonging to crop, ornamental, forestry …

2645) Description of NPPO of the Czech Republic

Central Institute for Supervising and Testing in Agriculture (UKZUZ) is the NPPO of the Czech Republic. It is an administrative …

2646) Eradication of Bactrocera dorsalis (Oriental Fruit Fly) in Pixley Ka Seme and ZF Mgcawu District Municipalities, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa

Several B. dorsalis specimens were detected between Douglas to Prieska, Pixley Ka Seme District Municipality, including Groblershoop, Karos, Upington, Kakamas …

2647) Commission / Standards Committee (SC) / Ad hoc expert groups / Expert Consultation on Cold Treatments (ECCT)

2648) Eradication of Tobacco mild green mosaic virus

Within Europe, the virus is already prevalent in Mediterranean areas, in the wild host plant, Nicotiana glauca. A PRA is …

2649) Close Cooperation between the IPPC and Sri Lanka for Advancing Implementation of ePhyto in the Asia Pacific Region

Above: Left to Right: DMJB Senanayake, RAP Ranaweera, LC Hewage, NS Assala Arachchi, NJM Nathavitharana, J Nimanthika, KC Withanage, P …

2650) IPPC is hiring an Agricultural Officer (PCE)

The FAO Food Systems and Food Safety Division (ESF) and the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) are cooperatively hiring an …