911) First detection of Fall armyworm in Torres Strait of Australia

Fall armyworm (FAW) was detected in pest specific traps on the islands of Saibai and Erub in Torres Strait, Australia, …

912) Detection of coconut rhinoceros beetle (CRB)

From the 7th of September to the 6th of December 2019, 50 specimens of Oryctes rhinoceros have been trapped in …

913) A Keynote Address on Plant Health and Environmental Protection presented by the CBD Executive Secretary at the CPM-13 Opening

The 13th Session of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM-13) of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) officially launched on …

914) UK pest status report - Leptinotarsa decemlineata

Absent. pest eradicated. There has only been 1 outbreak in the UK and this was eradicated in 1977 (Bartlett, 1980)

915) The fifth meeting of the IYPH International Steering Committee held in Rome

Rome, 16 January 2020 - As the International Year of Plant Health officially started, the IYPH International Steering Committee intensified …

916) Validation mission for the application of the Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation Tool successfully held in Barbados

PCE Validation workshop help in Barbados in March 2018 © Ian Griffith

917) The United Nations Announces the International Day of Plant Health

Rome 7 April 2022 - The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat reported at the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM) …

918) The IPPC ePhyto Solution Enters 2020 with Positive Momentum!

Rome, 24 January 2020 - During the IPPC Secretariat’s annual meeting on January 24, the ePhyto team provided a quick …

919) IPPC Diagnostic Protocols author publishes book on plant health challenges and prospects in the next decade

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat is pleased to inform the plant health community that María Milagros López González, …

920) Absence of Pantoea stewartii subsp. stewartii from Thailand

During 2007 - 2010, DOA has conducted the surveillance to determine the establishment of the bacterial disease Stewart^^s wilt (Pantoea …