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Declare, Dispose or Be Fined for Breeching Biosecurity Protocols in the OECS

A recent review of major air and sea ports in Barbados and the OECS revealed significant gaps in biosecurity arrangements. These gaps range from inadequate staffing; poor physical facilities for inspection of luggage and cargo…

Euphresco and CIHEAM Bari IYPH 2020 Video Competition – ‘Plant Health TV: Research that helps Plant Health’.

As part of the celebrations for the International Year of Plant Health, the Euphresco network for phytosanitary research coordination and funding and the International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies of Bari are pleased to…

Dogs can sniff out citrus greening disease

A Study finds that using dogs to survey for citrus greening disease is more accurate and efficient than current methods. The Springer spaniels were one of the breeds identified as best for sniffing out the…