4161) Compiled member comments on draft ISPMs - 2009

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

4162) White striped fruit fly, Bactrocera albistrigata, quarantine area established in Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties, California

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

4163) 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 …

4164) 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 …

4165) 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 …

4166) Presentations from the CPM-4 scientific session on pest movement through food aid shipments are available on the IPP

The presentations from the CPM-4 scientific session on pest movement through food aid shipments are available on the IPP at …

4167) 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, …

4168) Mango Leaf Gall Midge (MLGM)

MLGM has been confirmed in wild mango trees on the northern tip of Cape York Peninsula in far north Queensland. …

4169) 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 …

4170) 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 …