921) Historic participation of the IPPC Secretariat in the meeting of the Working Party of the Chief Plant Health Officers COPHS) of the European Union EU)

28 November 2018, Brussels– IPPC Secretary, Mr Jingyuan Xia, delivered a keynote presentation on the “Impact of Globalization on Plant …

922) Latest Developments in Standards and Other News from the IPPC Standards Committee Meeting

Photo: The IPPC Standards Committee (SC) at their November 2018 meeting in Rome. A new draft standard on Guidance on …

923) APPPC regional workshop for Asia and Pacific: focus on plant health international IPPC standards

Photo: Opening ceremony of the 2019 APPPC regional workshop for Asia and Pacific regions. ©APPPC

924) Completed Biosecurity Risk Analyses

The Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment has completed many biosecurity risk analyses which have formed the basis for …

925) Rationale for phytosanitary requirements from Australia

The Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment conducts biosecurity risk analyses consistent with Australia’s international obligations, including those under …

926) Approved arrangements for nursery stock and tissue cultures from countries with a higher risk of Xylella fastidiosa (Pierce’s disease)

Nursery stock from regions and countries with a high risk of Xylella spp. must be produced through a National Plant …

927) Great Progress on the Development of IPPC Diagnostic Protocols

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Technical Panel on Diagnostic Protocols (TPDP) met from 05 to 09 February 2018 at …

928) Phytophthora austrocedrae finding in Juniperus communis

An investigation into the condition of Juniperus communis was carried out at the Upper Teesdale Natural Nature Reserve by scientists …

929) Prociphilus fraxinifolii (Riley) - woolly ash aphid

The woolly ash aphid, P. fraxinifolii (Riley), is native to North America where it is common and widely distributed in …

930) Phytophthora lateralis

Dieback and mortality of Chamaecyparis lawsoniana – Lawson cypress within three areas on the same site totalling 21 symptomatic or …