The 2024 annual meeting of the International Pest Risk Research Group will be held in the beautiful city of Malaga, Spain, in association with the Spanish National Research Council and University of Malaga . The meeting will take place at the Institute for Subtropical and Mediterranean Horticulture (IHSM-UMA-CSIC), from 17th to 20th September 2024. We'd love for you to join us! Online abstract submission is open and has been extended to 31 July 2024.
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 […]