891) Detection of Cowpea mild mottle virus (Carlavirus) in Queensland

Cowpea mild mottle virus is known to cause severe distortion, twisting and discolouration of the pods as well as mosaic/mottling …

892) Detection of Phyllotreta chotanica (radish flea beetle) in Western Australia

Phyllotreta chotanica was originally detected in Kununurra in 2014, however subsequent surveys only occasionally detected the pest again on three …

893) Impact report on the International Day of Plant Health out now

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to provide the attached two-page summary report, which gives a snapshot of how the International …

894) The IPPC Seminar on Invasive Alien Species: Trends and Patterns of Invasion Global Impacts and Possible responses

The IPPC Seminar on Invasive Alien Species: Trends and Patterns of Invasion, Global Impacts, and Possible responses, took place in …

895) The new CPM Focus Group on Pest Outbreak Alert and Response Systems is set!

Rome, 10 December 2020. During their last virtual meeting of the year the CPM Bureau selected the experts for the …

896) Working towards a stronger focus on IPPC Implementation: the Working Group on the Pilot Project on Surveillance convened

The Informal Working Group on the IPPC Implementation Pilot Project on Surveillance, attended by 13 plant pest surveillance experts, was …

897) Fall armyworm detected in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

The Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has officially announced the first finding of …

898) Forging next steps for IPPC ePhyto: Meeting at the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

12 November 2019, Maryland, USA – The IPPC ePhyto Steering Group (ESG) and the Project Technical Committee (PTC) met at …

899) About / Core Activities / Implementation & Capacity Development / IPPC Guides and Training Materials / How guides and training materials are developed / Approved Specifications for IPPC Guides and training materials

Specifications describe the scope and purpose of the product being developed. They also provide guidelines that a working group should …

900) WANTED: Your best cases for an “IPPC Talk“ on a success or a challenge your country or region has had in implementing the IPPC

Have you ever seen a TED talk? This year we are hoping you will be able to present a similar …