5351) Standards Commitee report posted

The report of the November 2016 Standards Committee has been posted and is available here.

5352) Protocol for biological control agents

The Department of Agriculture and Water Resources conducts assessments for release of invertebrate or plant pathogenic biological control agents (which …

5353) Import of tomato seed into Australia - Revised Emergency Measures for Tomato (Lycospersicon spp.) seed from all countries

Revised emergency measures on tomato seed against Columnea latent viroid, Pepper chat fruit viroid, Tomato apical stunt viroid and Tomato …

5354) Presence of Aphis illinoisenis Shimer 1866

The pest has been found in few areas around the island of Malta.

5355) Vacancy announcement

The IPPC Secretariat is hiring a programme officer (P2) to work with the standard setting unit. Main tasks relate to …

5356) APHIS Establishes a Plum Pox Virus Quarantine in the Hudson Valley Area in Portions of Orange and Ulster Counties, New York

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

5357) APHIS Establishes a Plum Pox Virus Quarantine in the Hudson Valley Area in Portions of Orange and Ulster Counties, New York

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

5358) Resolución 3761 de 2015. "Por medio de la cual se autorizan Terminales Marítimos, Aeropuertos, Puertos Fluviales y Pasos Terrestres de Frontera como puntos de ingreso, salida y tránsito autorizado para el comercio internacional de plantas, animales, sus productos y artículos reglamentados"

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5359) Appointment of new Director General, Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority of Singapore

With effect from 8 August 2016, Dr. Yap Him Hoo has been appointed as DG/DCEO (RPO), Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority …

5360) Plutella xylostella (Diamondback moth)

Present: in some parts of the area where host crop is grown.