4121) 2011 Guide to implementation of phytosanitary standards in forestry

On November 11, 2011, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) published the Guide to implementation of phytosanitary standards in …

4122) The IPPC Secretariat Updates the WTO/SPS Committee

On 18-19 October, 2011, the IPPC Secretariat reported to WTO/SPS Committee on the major developments related to the core activities …

4123) 2011 Member Comments Posted on the IPP

The IPPC Secretariat has posted the compiled comments on draft ISPMs from the 2011 Member Consultation period on the IPP. …

4124) Regional training program in pest risk analysis - 3 October 2011 to 15 May 2012

This Training Program is the result of a joint effort that has been first among several institutions to meet the …

4125) Draft ISPMs posted to November Standards Committee meeting

The IPPC Secretariat has posted two SC-7 revised draft ISPMs for review by the Standards Committee (SC) meeting:

4126) First report of the East African cassava mosaic virus-Uganda (EACMV-UG) infecting cassava (Manihot esculenta) in Cameroon.

surveys were conducted for EACMV-Uganda (EACMV-UG), a recombinant virus responsible for severe CMD epidemics in East and Central Africa,which occurs …

4127) Detection of Rice blast (caused by Magnaporthe grisea) in the Ord River Irrigation Area (ORIA) of Western Australia

A delimiting survey in Western Australia has determined that rice blast is only present in the isolated Ord River Irrigation …

4128) Detection of the Asian strain of bacterial canker of kiwifruit in Victoria, Australia

Data is lacking on the epidemiology of the disease. It has been observed that the pathogen is active between 10-20 …

4129) Absence of Anoplophora glabripennis in Denmark

Anoplopgora glabripennis has been under continued official surveillance since 2007. Two interceptions in 2008 with the finding of a single …

4130) Presence of New Pest of Avocado (Persea americana) in Trinidad and Tobago

The avocado lace bug (Pseudacysta perseae, family Tingidae) is a damaging pest of avocado (Persea americana), which occurs in French …