3281) Expert Consultation on Phytosanitary Treatments for the Bactrocera dorsalis complex

Twenty-four researchers from twelve countries met in Okinawa, Japan, between 1 and 5 December 2014 for an expert consultation on …

3282) 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 …

3283) One Health Joint Plan of Action launched

The Food and Agriculture Organization, along with Quadripartite members, the United Nations Environment Programme, World Health Organization and the World …

3284) Emergency measures to address the risk of introduction of peanut smut (Thecaphora frezii) in peanuts from countries where peanut smut is recorded

Recent publication (Rago et al. 2017) highlighted the increased risk of peanut smut (Thecaphora frezii) associated with peanuts produced in …

3285) Update regarding the IPPC financial situation

Bureau discussionsOn 12th October, Mohammad Katbeh Bader, the CPM Chairperson, wrote to all IPPC Contact Points to explain the critical …

3286) Registration is open for the CFS 47 Side Event: Ensuring the human right to adequate food for sustainable food systems

Interested users can now register to the 47th session of the Committee on World Food Security’s side event: Ensuring the …

3287) Works on Harmonization of International Phytosanitary Terminology

The IPPC Technical Panel for the Glossary (TPG) meeting was held 7 - 10 December 2015 in Rome, Italy. The …

3288) Highlights from CPM-13 for Implementation Facilitation

The Chair of the Implementation and Capacity Development Committee (IC), Ms Olga Lavrentjeva, presenting the first report of this IPPC …

3289) Open-ended working group to develop a capacity building strategy

Please note that the meeting of the Open-ended Working Group for the Development of an IPPC Capacity Building Strategy has …

3290) First finding of Gnomoniopsis smithogilvyi

Official laboratory of Agricultural Institute of Slovenia confirmed a new harmful organism Gnomoniopsis smithogilvyi (sin. Gnomoniopsis castaneae; Ascomycota:Fungi) on sweet …