4651) Scientists gear up to battle invasive species

A research programme to tackle invasive species that kill plants and sicken animals is getting under way at the United …

4652) Most nations lack ability to deal with invasive species

Most countries in the world have little capacity to deal effectively with invasive species, a study suggests. The spread of …

4653) International Plant Protection Convention Call for Experts

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

4654) News & Events / Workshops & Events / IPPC Regional Workshops / 2020 IPPC Regional Workshop

Due to COVID-19 global crisis, the IPPC Secretariat and the Regional Workshop (RW) Organizing Committees (OC) have decided to hold …

4655) A successful Australian National Xylella Preparedness Workshop

Plant Health Australia coordinated a National Xylella Preparedness Workshop held in Melbourne on 1 June 2016, funded by the Australian …

4656) Invasive species could cause billions of dollars in damage to the world s agriculture

Invasive species, or non-native species that spread aggressively, can wreak havoc on ecosystem and economies all over the world. These …

4657) APHIS Classifies the Potato Blackleg Pathogen, Dickeya dianthicola

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

4658) Regulatory Services Department of the Ministry of Agriculture

The Regulatory Services Department (RSD) of the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) aspires to provide an effective regulatory services for ensuring …

4659) 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 …

4660) Report of the presence of Thrips parvispinus in Barbados

This is the first report Thrips parvispinus (Tobacco thrips) in Barbados. Samples were sent to the CABI diagnostic and advisory …