2881) Australia's worst invasive plant species available for import on Amazon and eBay

Amazon and eBay have been exposed as weak points in Australia’s quarantine system, with the internet trading sites hosting dozens …

2882) Gridlock over Italy's olive tree deaths starts to ease

A court ruling paves the way for disease-containment measures, but the risk of spread to other regions and nations remains. …

2883) Standards Committee: progressing the development of standards

The 28th IPPC Standards Committee (SC) convened from 9 to 13 May at FAO-HQ in Rome. The meeting was chaired …

2884) Description of NPPO

The Plant Quarantine and Phytosanitary Service (PQPS) is the National Plant Protection Organisation (NPPO) of Zambia and contact point for …

2885) First detection of Acalitus vaccinii In South Africa

Acalitus vaccinii in a new pest in South Africa and has the potential to cause high crop damage. It was …

2886) First detection of Acalitus vaccinii in South Africa

Acalitus vaccinii in a new pest in South Africa and has the potential to cause high crop damage. It was …

2887) SPC publishes Biosecurity Manual for Handicrafts

BIOSECURITY MANUAL FOR HANDICRAFTS – Requirements for trade and movement of handicrafts in the Pacific Island Region and beyond” has …

2888) Maldives includes the IPPC in its master plan

Maldives Technical Cooperation ProjectWhen the Republic of the Maldives entered into the process of formulating its Agricultural Master Plan, it …

2889) Devastating wheat fungus appears in Asia for first time

Fields are ablaze in Bangladesh, as farmers struggle to contain Asia’s first outbreak of a fungal disease that periodically devastates …

2890) Core Activities / Integration & Support

Within the IPPC Secretariat the Integration and Support Team (IST) has been established to facilitate integration within the Secretariat and …