The first meeting of the International Pest Risk Research Group (IPRRG) in Africa, in partnership with the Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service, CABI and Cervantes Agritech, will be held in Nairobi, Kenya from 21st to 24th September 2023. We'd love for you to join us! Online registration is open and we're still accepting abstracts.
The IPRRG webinar series continues! Anyone can attend one of our webinars by following the webcast link on the "IPRRG Webinar Series" page. Recordings are also available afterward via IPRRG's YouTube channel. ** Interested in presenting? contact one of the Executive Committee officers! **
A new Group project, known by the nickname "Project X", emerged from the IPRRG 2018 meeting in Taichung, Taiwan. The project is intended to focus the skills and talents of IPRRG on a pressing global issue. A full prospectus for the project is available on the Project X page.
Myrtle Rust, caused by Puccinia psidii s.l. has been detected in Tasmania, Australia. Â Also known as Guava or Eucalypt rust, this pathogen has an extremely wide host range, focused on the Myrtaceae. Â There have been a number of pest risk analyses prepared and published by our members. Â One of these indicated that parts of Tasmania […]