Protecting the world’s plant resources from pests.

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) is an international agreement on plant health to which 170 signatories currently adhere. It aims to protect cultivated and wild plants by preventing the introduction and spread of pests. The Secretariat of the IPPC is provided by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. More

A photograph of an American Bean Thrips - Caliothrips Phaseoli.

Adult female American bean thrips - Caliothrips phaseoli - Laurence Mound ANIC, CSIRO

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