4211) 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 …

4212) 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 …

4213) 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 …

4214) 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 …

4215) 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

4216) 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. …

4217) قانون الحجر الزراعي ولائحته التنفيذية في سلطنة عمان

قانون الحجر الزراعي صدر بالمرسوم السلطاني رقم 47/2004 وهو يهدف الى منع دخول الآفات الزراعية وانتشارها وحماية البيئة والموارد النباتية …

4218) Jamaica's NPPO

The Plant Quarantine/Produce Inspection Branch (PQPI) is Jamaica’s designated National Plant Production Organization and is one of three Technical Services …

4219) 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 …

4220) Absence of black parlatoria scale from Australia

The black parlatoria scale, Parlatoria ziziphi, is considered to be absent from Australia although there are previous reports of its …