5221) Traffic and Parking Restrictions in Rome for Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 March 2010

The Italian authorities have informed FAO that on Saturday 20th March there will be some traffic and parking restrictions in …

5222) Solenopsis mealybug in parts of central and northern Queensland

Solenopsis mealybug was detected in cotton crops and ornamental plants in a number of locations in Queensland. Due to the …

5223) Spodoptera litura

The outbreak is in a glasshouse at a nursery site in the South of England in a growing and finished …

5224) New IPPC website released

The new site retains the URL from the previous website and contains all of the content that was available in …

5225) Information exchange workshop with the NPPO in Libreville Gabon

In November 2009, a workshop was held in Libreville, Gabon, with the aim of increasing familiarity with the Convention and …

5226) Compiled member comments on draft ISPMs - 2009

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

5227) 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).

5228) 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 …

5229) 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 …

5230) 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 …