3181) Devastating wheat fungus appears in Asia for first time

Fields are ablaze in Bangladesh, as farmers struggle to contain Asia’s first outbreak of a fungal disease that periodically devastates …

3182) First detection of Banana Bunchy Top Virus in South Africa

Banana plants showing symptoms for BBTV were detected by the farmer during routine surveys, in June 2015. The leaf samples …

3183) The IPPC Secretariat supports Uzbekistan***s efforts to improve its phytosanitary legislation and capacity

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3184) The report of the October TPDP virtual meeting is now available on the IPP!

The report of the TPDP virtual meeting held on 21 October 2020 is now posted and available here: https://www.ippc.int/en/publications/89085/

3185) Australian Biosecurity Act 2015

The Biosecurity Bill 2014 and supporting legislation received royal assent from the Governor-General on 16 June 2015 and has now …

3186) Mozambique new import permit and updated stamp; Phytosanitary certificate

Due to the new organization chart in force at the Ministry of Agriculture Rural Development (MADER) of Mozambique, the NPPO …

3187) Nine Standards Adopted and Noted by Consensus at CPM-11

The Eleventh Session of the Commission of Phytosanitary Measures (CPM 11), with the theme “Plant Health and Food Security”, was …

3188) The Report of the Working Group meeting on Pest Status Guide is now posted!

The 2019 meeting report of the Working Group on the Pest Status Guide is now available at the following link: …

3189) First finding of the Mycosphaerella dearnessii M.E.Barr in 2012

The State Plant Protection Service (SPPS) of Latvia informs on the first finding of Mycosphaerella dearnessii M.E.Barr (synonym Scirrhia acicola …

3190) Confirmation of eradication of Potato spindle tuber viroid (PSTVd) in breeding material of Solanum tuberosum (potato) – no links with commercial cultivars of potato.

Full eradication of PSTVd in breeding material of potato is confirmed ollowing two years of compulsory testing of all breeding …