951) Legislation is key to a successful paperless phytosanitary certification

Rome, 25 March 2022. Amending primary legislation maybe necessary for some countries to successfully implement the International Plant Protection Convention …

952) Fruit fly international standards can help gain market access

Vienna,8 January 2021. An animated infographic developed in collaboration with the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat and the Joint …

953) 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 …

954) Plant Health in the news!

The UN General Assembly has declared 2020 the International Year of Plant Health (IYPH). This global observance is expected to …

955) Bureau Update

Dear colleagues, It has been some time since the last Bureau update but this does not mean that the work …

956) First meeting of the Organising Committee of the International Plant Health Conference

Rome, 24 March 2022 – The Organising Committee of the International Plant Health Conference held its first meeting today to …

957) Pest Free Status of Trogoderma granarium in Singapore

The Khapra Beetle (KB), Trogoderma granarium Everts, of family Dermestidae, is considered to be one of the most serious, destructive …

958) Plant health in the 21st century: the use of drones and sniffer dogs

On 7 April 2016, the Eleventh Session of the Commission for Phytosanitary Measures held a side-session on Plant Health in …

959) A clearer governance structure and new strategic directions: Highlights from the IPPC Implementation and Capacity Development Committee meeting

Participants at the third IPPC Implementation and Capacity Development Committee meeting in Rome. © FAO

960) 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)