ANEPPB, Issue 95 (2), August 2025

The Arab Society for Plant Protection (ASPP) is a non-profit professional and scholarly organization of scientists from both public and private academic institutions, as well as industry representing a great variety of scientists who are involved in the field of plant protection in the Arab World and abroad.

Read the ANEPPB, Issue 95 (2), August 2025:
https://asplantprotection.org/en/issue-95-2-august-2025

CONTENTS

EDITORIAL:
Fusarium wilt Tropical Race 4: The banana wilt threat continues

CROP PROTECTION NEWS FROM ARAB AND NEAR EAST COUNTRIES

• INVASIVE, NEW PESTS AND natural enemies
• RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS 
• GRADUATE STUDENT’S ACTIVITIES (MSc and PhD THESIS) 

Activities of the regional office of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – Near East and North Africa

• FAO and NEPPO Collaborate to Advance Phytosanitary Standards in the NENA Region
• NEPPO Delegation Visits FAO Morocco Office to Strengthen Regional Cooperation in Plant Protection
• Oman and FAO Sign Host Country Agreement to Establish Permanent Representation in Muscat
• FAO Director-General and Jordanian Minister of Agriculture Discuss Deepening Partnership,Tackling
• Regional Challenges, and Advancing Agricultural Innovation
• Cooperation at all Levels and Funding “critical” for Plant Health and Food Security

ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMISSION FOR CONTROLLING THE DESERT LOCUST IN THE CENTRAL REGION (CRC), FAO

PR-41-M-Türkiye (CLIMARES) Case Study: Advancing Climate-Resilient Wheat in WANA Through Collective

Germplasm Selection

ARAB SOCIETY FOR PLANT PROTECTION NEWS

• The 14th Arab Congress of Plant Protection, Algiers, November 3-7, 2025
• 14th Arab Congress of Plant Protection 3-7 November 2025, Algeria: Invited Speakers

MPU 2025 International Congress in Bari, Italy

ASPP MEMBERS ABSTRACTS SUBMITTED IN (MPU 2025)

ASPP MEMBER NEWS

Researcher Spotlight– Dalia Adly and Sara Mohammed Al-Ansari

General News

• First Call for the NCPD International Prize
• Workshop to Launch the Project for Evaluating the National Plan to Combat the Red Palm Weevil
• Maxlure Light Traps for Monitoring and Controlling the Spotted Wing Fly SWD (Drosophila suzukii)
• BEST APPLIED RESEARCH AWARD AT THE PLANT PROTECTION RESEARCH INSTITUTE, EGYPT

PUBLIC FIGURE IN THE FIELD OF ENVIRONMENT

SPOTLIGHT ON INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC ARTICLE AND SUSTAINABILITY

• The Sweet Taste Inhibitor Lactisole Affects Aphid Feeding Behavior and Performance.
• RNAi Technology Emerges as Game-Changer in Fight Against Soybean Cyst Nematode

PLANT PROTECTION AUTHORITIES NEWS 

• National Center for Prevention and Control of Plants and Aimal Diseases (WEQAA)
• National Campaign for the Integrated Management of Olive Trees in Jordan

New Brochures

• Mediterranean Fruit Fly and other Fruit and Vegetable Fly Species: Problems and Proposed Solutions (Tephritidae–Drosophilidae) and Quot
• Climate Change and its Role in the Emergence of Latent Pests on Palm Trees in Algeria and Southern Tunisia. The False Seed Bug is an Example

Condolences, Plant Protection Scientists

SELECTED RESEARCH PAPERS

EVENTS OF INTEREST