2821) Call for topics 2013

**The 2013 call for topics starts on 20 May and ends on 31 August.** The IPPC Secretariat makes a call …

2822) Afghanistan: the 179th contracting party to the IPPC

Welcome to Afghanistan as the 179th contracting party to the IPPC. This is an important milestone for the country due …

2823) New pest of Maize: Maize lethal necrosis in Uganda

Maize lethal necrosis (MLN) is casued by co-infection of maize chlorotic mottle virus (MCMV genus; Machlorovirus transmitted by Chrysomelid beettle …

2824) Zimbabwe: the 178th contracting party to the IPPC

Welcome to Zimbabwe as the 178th contracting party to the IPPC. This is an important milestone for the country due …

2825) Chalara fraxinea is present in Denmark

Symptoms of what has later been identified as C. fraxineas was observed sporadically in Danish forest around 2003. Since then …

2826) Synchytrium endobioticum absent in Denmark

The last outbreak of Synchytrium endobioticum was eradicated in Denmark in 1989. Since then Synchytrium endobioticum has never been found …

2827) Phthorimaea operculella absent in Denmark

A very few individuals of Phthorimaea operculella have on occation been caught in lighttraps in Denmark, related to imports of …

2828) Liriomyza trifolii

The Danish NPPO carry out official plant health inspections with all producers of plants for planting. The last outbreak of …

2829) Improving coordination and cooperation with the WTO

Recent discussions between the Secretariats for the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) and the World Trade Organization s SPS Committee …

2830) Upcoming CBD & IPPC Meeting

The IPPC Secretariat will continue its cooperation with the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity in an upcoming workshop …