2891) Capacity Development Committee Continues Progress to Strengthen Phytosanitary Systems

The IPPC s Capacity Development Committee (CDC met 1-5 June 2015 in San Jose, Costa Rica. This was the sixth …

2892) Emergency measures to prevent introduction of Erwinia amylovora through the importation of host plants and plant parts of E. amylovora from the Republic of Korea

E. amylovora is a bacterium that can infect a wide range of plant species and its infection causes serious damage. …

2893) Interception of Angelonia flower break virus (AnFBV) in New South Wales

AnFBV was discovered on aysmptomatic verbena plant material derived from imported tissue culture using a new diagnostic test in December …

2894) Detection of Dracaena mottle badnavirus in Australia

Draceana mottle badnavirus was first detected in June 2008 from samples in imported adult Dracaena plants (both symptomless and symptomatic) …

2895) Absence of whitefly biotype Q in Queensland and New South Wales

There was an error in the technical process.

2896) Detection of Tobacco slug beetle in New South Wales

Unusual beetles were noted to be feeding on Prairie Ground Cherry leaves in November 2008 in a glasshouse. Samples were …

2897) The substantial concerns commenting period has opened!

The IPPC 2015 substantial concerns commenting (SCCP) period has started today, 1st June 2015.

2898) Standards Committee May 2015 report has been posted!

The Standards Committee (SC) met from 4 to 8 May at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy.

2899) Scientific justification for phytosanitary measures

Scientific information about new pests is published on the Food and Environment Reseach Agency^^s Plant Health web-site in order to …

2900) Welcome to The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as the 182nd contracting party to the IPPC.

The IPPC Secretariat welcomes The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as the 182nd contracting party to the IPPC and …