2641) Absence of Bactrocera dorsalis (Oriental Fruit Fly) in areas along the Orange River in the Northern Cape province of South Africa

Several Bactrocera dorsalis specimens were detected between Groblershoop and Upington, including Grootdrink, Karos and Keimoes as well as Augrabies and …

2642) 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. …

2643) Call for NPPO experts from small island developing States in the Caribbean to join a CBD workshop.

The Secretariat to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is holding a capacity-building workshop towards achieving Aichi Biodiversity Target 9, …

2644) Core Activities / Standards & Implementation / Standard setting / Current notification period for DPs / DP Translations

Mechanism to translate Diagnostic Protocols into Languages At CPM-5 (2010), the Secretariat introduced a paper describing how the diagnostic protocols …

2645) Training Workshop on Indigenous Biological Control Agents of the Fall Armyworm

A “Training Workshop on Indigenous Biological Control Agents of the Fall Armyworm: Techniques in field collection, mass rearing and release”, …

2646) Phytosanitary treatments and fumigant methodologies

Treatments applied for biosecurity purposes are part of measures used in managing the risk of introduction of exotic pests and …

2647) Commission / Standards Committee (SC) / Technical panels (TPs)

In an effort to improve the quality and efficiency in the development of ISPMs, the ICPM-6 (2004) approved the establishment …

2648) IPPC Recognizes World Wetlands Day

Photo Portland Bight, Jamaica. ©Ted Lee Eubanks This year, the IPPC would like to draw special attention to the celebration …

2649) Organisation charts for the Department of Plant Protection in Timor-Leste

Department of Plant Protection The Plant Protection Department of the National Directorate of Agriculture, Horticulture and Extension (PPD-NDAHE) has the …

2650) Working with the World Customs Organization to develop a Joint Work Programme for 2019-2021

29 November 2018, Brussels – Delegates from the IPPC secretariat and the World Customs Organization (WCO) met to discuss the …