3441) MOA/AQSIQ/SFA Joint Announcement No.1902： Include Chalara fraxineaT. Kowalski in the List of Quarantine Pests of the People’s Republic of China of the Entry of Plants

3442) Lethal Yellowing Disease of Palms in Antigua

In 2005, coconut palms across Antigua and Barbuda - inclusive of off-shore island, Long Island - were tested for and …

3443) Enthusiastic response and contributions after CPM-9

During the 9th session of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM-9), a number of contracting parties expressed great interest to …

3444) New watermark of phytosanitary certificates

New watermark of phytosanitary certificates

3445) Call for DPs authors - March 2014

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat is soliciting nominations for appropriately qualified authors to take part in the diagnostic …

3446) New ePhyto Factsheets now available!

The ePhyto Steering Group has been busy preparing a new series of factsheets and newsletters to explain their work and …

3447) Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle (Oryctes rhinoceros, Scarabaeidae) detected in Hawaii

For full report, please visit the NAPPO Phytosanitary Alert System (www.pestalert.org).

3448) Pest Free Status of Pantoea ananatis in ornamentals in Singapore

Singapore initiated a detection survey for Pantoea ananatis on ornamentals from Dec 2011 - Jan 2013 with a sample size …

3449) Occurrence of Citrus Greening (Huanglongbing) in Barbados

The causal agent of Citrus greening (C. Liberibacter spp. ) was identified to be present on samples submitted to The …

3450) Eradication of cocoa pod borer from Australia

Cocoa pod borer was detected in Far North Queensland in 2011. Following a successful eradication program, the pest is no …