3021) 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 …

3022) An emerging biotype of Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle Discovered in the Pacific

The discovery of a new biotype of Coconut rhinoceros beetle (CRB), Oryctes rhinoceros, is an imminent threat to the livelihoods …

3023) University of Florence seminar on Tropical Plant Pathology for Master of Science degree students.

26 November 2019, Florence – Prof Laura Mugnai and Prof Antonio Belcari of the Department of Agriculture, Food, Environment and …

3024) The International Year of Plant Health Brochure is Online in all languages!

The International Year of Plant Health (IYPH) brochure is now available in all the UN official languages! The publication shows …

3025) From FAO.org: The Tricky Task of Protecting Plants in a Globalized Age

From the FAO Media Center:

3026) Call for technical resources to support the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Implementation pilot project on surveillance

The IPPC Secretariat issues a call to collect phytosanitary technical resources to advance the IPPC Implementation pilot project on surveillance, …

3027) Core Activities / Integration & Support / Communication & Advocacy

Creating awareness over the importance of plant health and the global role of the IPPC is extremely important as the …

3028) Biodiversity brings disease resistance study suggests

A novel study of a Tibetan alpine meadow has shown a clear link between higher biodiversity and greater infectious disease …

3029) Pest status of Bactrocera invadens in South Africa

Bactrocera invadens specimens were detected from the third week of January 2013, until the third week of February 2013 in …

3030) Detection of Panicum mosaic virus in New South Wales

The virus was probably introduced in vegetative planting material (stolons) of buffalo grass from North America.