The 2025 annual meeting of the International Pest Risk Research Group was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in association with Cervantes Agritech. The meeting, our first in southeast Asia, took place from 27th to 30th October 2025. Visit the IPRRG 2025 meeting page to download the programme and presentations (in PDF format).
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.
Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense Tropical Race 4 has been detected in Queensland, Australia. Â In a blow to lovers of Cavendish bananas, this devastating vascular soil borne disease of bananas has been discovered in Tully, North Queensland, Australia. Â This news is particularly difficult for Queenslanders to accept, as they are affectionately known within Australia […]
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 […]