5241) New partnership aims to reduce emissions of methyl bromide for quarantine use

14 November 2012, Rome - The FAO-based International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) and the UN Environmental Program (UNEP) agreed today …

5242) Ceratitis capitata (Mediterranean Fruit Fly) - APHIS Establishes Quarantine in the Sun Valley Area of Los Angeles County, California

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

5243) Update: Regional workshops on draft ISPMs 2008

The Regional Workshops on draft ISPMs have been held in the following regions (click on the links for more details): …

5244) NPPOs Invited to participate in ePhyto Business Model Survey

Yesterday, on 14 September letters were distributed to all NPPOs inviting them to participate in the ePhyto Business Model Survey. …

5245) African Grain Trade Summit

The East Africa Grain Council and International Grain Trade Coalition is hosting the 7th African Grain Trade Summit (AGTS) in …

5246) NEW MODEL FOR KENYAN PHYTOSANITARY CERTIFICATES

Effective 1st May 2015, the Kenyan NPPO (Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service) will be introducing a new Phytosanitary Certificate with …

5247) Presence of Cryptosporiopsis citri in Northern Territory and Queensland

Extensive survey of citrus suggests that the pathogen may occur at a very low incidence and especially in wetter conditions …

5248) EWG report posted

The Report of the IPPC Expert Working Group Meeting on Authorization of entities to perform phytosanitary actions is now posted …

5249) Agenda of the Standards Committee meeting in November 2017 is posted!

The provisional Agenda of the Standards Committee (SC) meeting is available at the IPP Calendar at: https://www.ippc.int/en/events/event/494/ .

5250) 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 …