291) Montenegrin phytosanitary requirements for "specified plants" regarding priority pest Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith)

Montenegrin phytosanitary requirements for "specified plants" regarding priority pest Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith): legislation is harmonized with EU IMPLEMENTING REGULATION 2023/1134 …

292) IPPC Secretariat and FAO elearning Academy launch new course on “Working with a national plant protection organization”

The IPPC Secretariat and the FAO elearning Academy are pleased to announce the publication of a new certified eLearning course …

293) Occurrence of melon fly (Zeugodacus cucurbitae) in Mozambique

The melon fly, Zeugodacus cucurbitae (Coquillett) (Diptera: Tephritidae) is one of about 250 tephrites of economic importance worldwide (Vayssiéres, 1998; …

294) Call for national and regional case studies on One Health for the CPM-19 science session on “The Importance of Plant Health within One Health”

Do not miss a great opportunity to share your experience and inspire the IPPC phytosanitary community

295) Now available: Report of the November 2024 Standards Committee meeting

The IPPC Secretariat informs the plant health community that the report of the Standards Committee (SC) meeting held in November …

296) Zambia holds Africa Phytosanitary Programme training of phytosanitary technical staff and stakeholders

Kabwe, 10 May 2024- The national plant protection organization (NPPO) of Zambia- the Plant Quarantine and Phytosanitary Service (PQPS), successfully …

297) Successful International Workshop on reducing the introduction of pests through the Sea Container Pathway

Rome, 28 September - The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) held an international workshop on reducing the introduction of pests …

298) Pest Reports from 2016 onwards

The Dutch NPPO reports new pests through their website. See https://english.nvwa.nl/topics/pest-reporting/pest-reports

299) First finding of Contarinia sp. in Alstroemeria flower buds in a production greenhouse

Contarinia pseudotsugae (Douglas-fir needle midge) has been detected in two provinces (Limburg and Noord-Brabant) and Contarinia cuniculator has been detected …

300) Thrips setosus (Japanese flower thrips) established on plants for planting of Hydrangea - open conditions - professional growers

This update report is a follow-up of an earlier report of October 2014 concerning the first finding of this thrips …