4311) The IPPC joins forces with other Secretariats to address invasive alien species

Yukio Yokoi (IPPC Secretary) & Bernard Vallat (OIE Director General)Mr. Yukio Yokoi, the Secretary of the International Plant Protection Convention, …

4312) First report of Fusarium udum

This is the first reported presence of this pathogen in Barbados and was confirmed by CABI on April 16, 2010.

4313) Update on branched broomrape in South Australia - move to offical control

Branched broomrape is a parasitic weed of a wide range of broadleaf crops internationally. Broomrapes are root parasites that extract …

4314) Red Imported Fire Ant (RIFA) in Queensland, Australia

The RIFA eradication program is continuing. It uses a low-toxic bait treatment consisting of coarsely-ground corn soaked in soybean oil …

4315) Update on white striped fruit fly, Bactrocera albistrigata: Eradicated from the United States

For full report, please visit the NAPPO Phytosanitary Alert System (www.pestalert.org).

4316) Spodoptera litura

The outbreak is in a glasshouse at a nursery site in the South of England in a growing and finished …

4317) Detection of mango malformation disorder in Queensland, Australia

The affected property has been placed under quarantine pending completion of diagnostic testing. Tracing of movement of plant material from …

4318) Pest Notification - Sugar Cane Orange Rust - January 5th 2010

See file attached.

4319) New IPPC website released

The new site retains the URL from the previous website and contains all of the content that was available in …

4320) Information exchange workshop with the NPPO in Libreville Gabon

In November 2009, a workshop was held in Libreville, Gabon, with the aim of increasing familiarity with the Convention and …