2861) REMINDER: Draft specifications for ISPMs available for member consultation until 13-Feb-2010

Four draft specifications for ISPMs were approved by the Standards Committee in November 2009 for member consultation. Specifications outline the …

2862) Commission agrees to strategic objectives for the next 8 years; members encouraged to provide comments on draft Strategic Framework by 15 April 2011

From 14 to 18 March, over 350 delegates representing National Plant Protection Organizations, Regional Plant Protection Organizations, Regional Economic Communities, …

2863) Due 08 March 2010: Comments on draft ISPMs

Contact points for NPPOs and RPPOs are reminded that in accordance with the IPPC Standard Setting Procedure adopted by CPM-3 …

2864) Emergency quarantine measures for plant pathogen Xylella fastidiosa

The link below provides information regarding the emergency measures taken by the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment in …

2865) First Report of Black Sigatoka Disease (Mycosphaerella fijiensis) from Trinidad

Black Sigatoka Disease was first discovered in Trinidad in November 2003. Full report in the journal Plant Pathology 54, 246 …

2866) Regional discussions for eastern Europe and countries that speak Russian to talk about proposed IPPC international standards

During the week of July 17-20, the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat participated in the joint IPPC/FAO/EPPO regional workshop …

2867) Clavibacter michiganensis ssp. sepedonicus eradicated in Denmark

Since decades The Danish PPO has carried out official inspections of all Danish grown seed potatoes. Also official monitoring surveys …

2868) Schizotetranychus baltazari in northern Australia

This species has been known mainly from a wide range of the Southeast and Southwest Asia countries. The spider mite …

2869) The EU: a Corner Stone of IPPC Resource Mobilization Activities

Fruits

2870) Detection of a single male Queensland fruit fly (in a New Zealand surveillance trap)

A single male Queensland fruit fly was detected in a surveillance trap in a residential suburb of Auckland city, NZ. …