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IPC highlights
Application of new technologies to the Sterile Insect Technique (Tragsa)
IAEAvideo Shorts: Irradated fruit flies: protecting Thailand’s fruit
LA County to use mosquitoes to fight off invasive Aedes aegypti
The Screwworm menace affecting animals and threatening humans in Senegal
Senegal’s farmers and vets had never seen anything like it before. An infestation tore across the country, inflicting myiasis, a parasitic invasion of a wound by maggots. All mammals, including humans, can fall victim to them.
Scientists in Argentina use nuclear energy to reduce disease-carrying mosquitoes
Scientists in Argentina are using a new technique to reduce the number of Dengue, Zika, and Chikungunya infections in the population and save lives.
Nuclear and Related Techniques for Climate Action in Food and Agriculture
Extreme weather events and shifting weather patterns are just some of the consequences of climate change. Agriculture, deeply reliant on climate stability, is facing far-reaching and grave challenges.
Atoms4Food - New IAEA-FAO Initiative Announced
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi has launched Atoms4Food, a new initiative bringing together the knowledge gathered during the IAEA’s 60 years of experience using nuclear science to grow stronger, healthier, safer crops and to protect the food we need to live.
México ejemplo a nivel mundial con la Planta Moscamed uno de los primeros en el continente americano
Mexico, a worldwide example in the use of the sterile insect Technique (SIT) against fruit fly pests, with a new state of the art Moscamed Facility being the cornerstone of SIT area-wide application.
A Nuclear Technique Averts a Fruit Fly Emergency in Mexico
How the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) use the Sterile Insect Technique to stop losses of food and livelihoods.
E-learning Course on Fruit Sampling for Area-Wide Fruit Fly Programmes
The e-learning course is based on the guideline “Fruit Sampling for Area-Wide Fruit Fly Programmes” It is aimed at providing applied to detect the presence or absence of the target fruit fly species in an area.
General Guidelines to Facilitate the Opening of International Markets for Fruits and Vegetables that are Fruit Fly Hosts based on International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures
The purpose of the guide is to elaborate on the use of international standards to facilitate international trade of fresh fruit and vegetables known to be fruit fly hosts considering the regulatory framework that is defined by the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (the SPS Agreement) and the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) with its associated International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPMs). Available also in Spanish.
Sterile Insect Technique: Helping Establish Pest Free Area in Argentina and Facilitating Trading Path for Exporting Fruit
The National Fruit Fly Control and Eradication Programme (PROCEM) in Argentina, adding SIT within its national pest management programme directly contributed to several SDGs, in particular SDG 1, 2, 3, 5 and 10, though the projects were initiated in 1990s.
On the Frontier of Science for Food and Agriculture
Nuclear weapon tests offer valuable insight into how to measure soil erosion and enable the restoration of healthy soils we need to grow our food.
FAO and IAEA Deepen and Broaden Their Collaboration
The Director-Generals of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), QU Dongyu, and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Mariano Grossi, signed an updated collaboration arrangement, aimed at further strengthening and developing their joint activities.
Fruit Fly Standards can Help Gain Market Access
Fruit flies present a major challenge to international trade, because if they are detected in fruits, trade may be stopped. That is why a set of International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPMs) on fruit flies has been developed and recently reorganized.
The American Congress on Fruit Flies: 10th Meeting of the Tephritid Workers from Western Hemisphere
From 2 to 6 November 2020 the American Congress on fruit flies organized the 10th meeting of the Tephritid Workers of Western Hemisphere (TWWH), a five day virtual conference dedicated to the International Year of Plant Health (IYPH) 2020.
The Sterile Insect Technique for Use Against the Devastating European Grapevine Moth in Chile
The European grapevine moth, or Lobesia botrana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), is an insect pest that develops on more than 200 plant species of various families. It is one of the most serious vineyard pests in the Mediterranean region and southern Europe.
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