1171) Detection of Takecallis arundinariae in Australia

Other known hosts: On undersides of mature leaves of bamboos (especially Arundinaria, and Phyllostachys, but sometimes also on Nandina, Bambusa …

1172) Call for country case studies about contingency planning for quarantine pest outbreaks

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat is soliciting case studies for inclusion in the IPPC Guide on Contingency planning …

1173) New hosts for Phoma herbarum in Western Australia

This is the first report of P. herbarum on Pisum sativum and Bituminaria bituminosa in Australia. Phoma herbarum has been …

1174) Detection of Garlic allexiviruses in Western Australia

Garlic allexiviruses was detected in August 2011. It is likely to be widely distributed as plants are vegetatively propagated. Viruses …

1175) Schizotetranychus baltazari in northern Australia

This species has been known mainly from a wide range of the Southeast and Southwest Asia countries. The spider mite …

1176) Detection of Xylosandrus crassiculus (Granulate ambrosia beetle) in Queensland

X. crassiusculatus is probably native to tropical and subtropical Asia and is now considered one of the most abundant and …

1177) 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 …

1178) 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 …

1179) 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 …

1180) Side event on Facilitation of international trade and safeguarding biodiversity from the the spread of invasive alien species which are pests of plants organized at CPM-12 in Incheon Republic of Korea

The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) organized a side session in collaboration with the IPPC secretariat and the Centre for …