741) Discussion papers for the Strategic Planning Group (SPG) 2023 posted!

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat is pleased to inform the plant health community that the discussion papers for …

742) Commission / Standards Committee (SC) / Technical panels (TPs) / Technical Panel on Diagnostic Protocols (TPDP)

(Photo: (C) IPPC secretariat. TPDP members, IPPC secretariat and MAFF Japan at the 2024 meeting in Yokohama, Japan)

743) IPPC regional workshop in the Caribbean successfully concluded

Rome, 22 August. The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat and Regional Plant Protection Organizations of the Caribbean held their …

744) Standards and Trade Development Facility Annual report released

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat is pleased to share the 2022 Annual Report of the Standards and Trade …

745) First finding of Contarinia sp. in Alstroemeria flower buds in a production greenhouse

Contarinia pseudotsugae (Douglas-fir needle midge) has been detected in two provinces (Limburg and Noord-Brabant) and Contarinia cuniculator has been detected …

746) Potato spindle tuber viroid (PSTVd) on Solanum jasminoïdes

This report concerns the finding of PSTVd on ornamental Solanaceae plants in the Netherlands.

747) Phytophthora ramorum on Fagus sylvatica in the Netherlands

During routine surveillance, samples were taken from bleeding cankers of two beech trees on 7 and 8 June 2006. P. …

748) Occurrence of Ciborinia camelliae in the Netherlands

During routine surveillance in April 2006 Ciborinia camelliae was detected in a limited number of plants at three, geographically widely …

749) Darna trima on palm trees (Thrinax parviflora)

In February 2005, during follow-up inspections after import, palm trees of the species Thrinax parviflora were found infested with Darna …

750) Meloidogyne chitwoodi pest report

The pest has been detected in one field in eastern England which was pre-emptively tested for free-living nematodes by the …