4161) Invasive ant, Wasmannia auropunctata, in Far North Queensland

The invasive electric ant pest, Wasmannia auropunctata, was first discovered near Cairns in 2006. Other detections have been made to …

4162) Limnocharis flava in northern Queensland

Limnocharis is a perennial, anchored, climp-forming aquatic herb that grows over a meter in height. The pale green leaves occur …

4163) Koster’s curse in Julatten, Queensland

Koster’s curse is a quick-growing invasive plant that has the ability to form dense thickets, smothering native vegetation and causing …

4164) Detection of Tobacco slug beetle in New South Wales

Unusual beetles were noted to be feeding on Prairie Ground Cherry leaves in November 2008 in a glasshouse. Samples were …

4165) New Hebrides Coconut mite (Colomerus novahebridensis) present in Darwin, Northern Territory

The Northern Territory reported that the mite (Colomerus novahebridensis Kiefer) was detected in the Darwin Botanic Gardens on 19 May …

4166) LIST OF REGULATED PESTS MALTA (EU) L.N. 97 of 2004

LIST OF REGULATED PESTS MALTA (EU) S.L. 433.03 PLANT QUARANTINE (Harmful Organisms) Regulations, 2004

4167) Gonioctena fornicata (Lucerne leaf beetle)

The lucerne leaf beetle (Gonioctena fornicata), a non-native pest of Medicago sativa (lucerne), has been recorded for the first time …

4168) Emergency measures to prevent introduction of Erwinia amylovora through the importation of host plants and plant parts of E. amylovora from the Republic of Korea

E. amylovora is a bacterium that can infect a wide range of plant species and its infection causes serious damage. …

4169) ePhyto Steering Group meets in Auckland NZ

The first face-to-face meeting of the IPPC ePhyto Steering Group, established by the 8th session of the Commission on Phytosanitary …

4170) New! Guidelines for the prevention eradication and containment of Xylella fastidiosa in olive-growing areas

Guidelines for the prevention, eradication and containment of Xylella fastidiosa in olive-growing areas is a new IPPC-FAO publication on Xylella …