3101) New IPPC website released

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

3102) Information exchange workshop with the NPPO in Libreville Gabon

In November 2009, a workshop was held in Libreville, Gabon, with the aim of increasing familiarity with the Convention and …

3103) Compiled member comments on draft ISPMs - 2009

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

3104) Surveillance of the Plum Pox virus in 2009

In 2009 State Plant Protection Service (SPPS) of Latvia carried out phytosanitary inspections and samplings in locality of last year …

3105) 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 …

3106) 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 …

3107) 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 …

3108) 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, …

3109) 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 …

3110) 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 …