2891) New IPPC website released

The new site retains the URL from the previous website and contains all of the content that was available in …

2892) Compiled member comments on draft ISPMs - 2009

Compiled member comments on draft ISPMs sent for consultation through the 2009 regular process have been compiled.

2893) Explanatory document for ISPM No. 31 now available

Following a request at CPM-3, an explanatory document for ISPM No. 31 (Methodologies for Sampling of Consigments) was authored by …

2894) Introduction of papaya mealy bug

papaya mealy bug cause serious damage on papaya during dry season. this pest never known before Februari 2008, the most …

2895) Detection of Takecallis arundinariae in Australia

Other known hosts: On undersides of mature leaves of bamboos (especially Arundinaria, and Phyllostachys, but sometimes also on Nandina, Bambusa …

2896) Giant African Snail, Achatina fulica Bowdich

Resident Entomologist at the Ministry of Agriculture Land & Marine Resources diagnosed Achatina fulica from samples collected at Alyce Glen, …

2897) Detection of tomato torrado virus in South Australia

In South Australia, the virus causes leaf mottling, yellow spotting followed by necrosis at the base of leaflets. In some …

2898) First outbreak of Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. poinsettiicola in the Czech Republic

Pathogen Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. poinsettiicola was found on potted plants of poinsettia in a greenhouse in July 2007. Young plants …

2899) First outbreak of Pepino mosaic virus in the Czech Republic

PepMV was found in May 2008 at one company in South Moravia on tomato plants for fruit production grown in …

2900) The grape Root Louse or Grape Phylloxera. ,Viteus vitifoliae(Fitch).

The grape root louse is found in Jiading district Shanghai China in July 2005; now it distributed in very limited …