1. Plant Protection and Biosecurity in the Pacific Region M Pureaby
M Purea
Plant Protection Officer

2. Plant Protection and Biosecurity in the Pacific Region
 Review of selected Plant Protection activities in
FAO Member countries in the Pacific Region.
 Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
 Biosecurity
 Recommendations

3. Plant Protection and Biosecurity in the Pacific Region
 Review of selected Plant Protection activities
in FAO member countries in the Pacific
Region.
 Strengthening Sanitary and Phytosanitary
Measures in support of Trade Facilitation
What have we done to date?
With technical assistance from FAO, SPC, NZ, Aus EU
 Review and Up date Plant & Animal
Quarantine Legislation
(Cooks, Fiji, Tonga, Vanuatu, Solomon, PNG, Tuvalu,
Kiribati, Samoa, Marshall, Palau)

4. Plant Protection and Biosecurity in the Pacific Region
 Training of Q & PP officers in Import Risk
Analysis
 Update of Pest Lists
 Effective Export Quarantine Treatment
- (HTFA)
- (Systems Approach)

5. Plant Protection and Biosecurity in the Pacific Region
 Strengthening Sanitary and Phytosanitary
Measures in support of Trade Facilitation
 Effective Export Quarantine Treatment
- High Temperature Forced Air (HTFA)
(Cook, Fiji, Tonga, New Caledonia Samoa &
Vanuatu)

6. Plant Protection and Biosecurity in the Pacific Region
- Systems Approach (pre Border Biosecurity)
“integration of different pest risk management
measures at which cumulatively achieve the
appropriate level of phytosanitary protection”
- Very Active in Fiji Cooks Tonga
- Activities includes:
documentation, growers registration, audit for efficacy
of field treatment, surveillance / trapping
auditing for compliance, post treatment, etc

7. Plant Protection and Biosecurity in the Pacific Region
 Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
- IPM the main approach in insect & disease
management in the region
- the preference by many farmers is
Pesticides especially Herbicide
- popular management tool is Biocontrol
Examples:
Kiribati – on Breadfruit Mealy Bug
use Rodolia limbata (lady beetle)
Samoa on Giant African Snail
use Flatworm Platydemus manokwari
Cooks on Whitefly (Bemisia tabacii)
use Encarsia wasp

8. Plant Protection and Biosecurity in the Pacific Region
 Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
- Ecologically Based Pest Management (EBPM)
- developed from IPM of Insects & Weeds
- emphasize Ecological issues and Systems Approach
Main Goals: - target focus / minimize / avoid Non target spp
- conserve environmental health
Regional Examples: - Kiribati
- “Management of Rats in Coconut Plantations”
- Monitoring Pop level - When / When Not to Bait
- Use of Bait Station
- Use of Petiole Support System

9. Plant Protection and Biosecurity in the Pacific Region
- Ecologically Based Pest Management (EBPM)
Bait Station
Petiole support systems

10. Plant Protection and Biosecurity in the Pacific Region
- Protection - Country’s Economy, Environment and
Peoples Health from Pest & Diseases
- Also involves: Eradication & Controlling
Pests already present
- Involves awareness in Products of Modern
Bio-Tech - GMO & LMO
 esp Awareness in Transborder Move.
of GMO & LMO
 training need
Another Issue of Concern in Biosecurity
 Invasive Weeds
esp - Meremia peltata - in all PICs
- African Tulip - in Fiji, and other PICs
- Balloon Vine - in Cook Islands

11. Meremia in Vanuatu
Balloon Vine in Cook Is
African Tulip in Fiji
Balloon Vine in Cook Is

12. Plant Protection and Biosecurity in the Pacific Region
Recommendations
(1) that FAO regional office for the Pacific, together with other Regional Organizations provide technical assistance to set an overall strategy direction in Biosecurity in the region and identify general areas of priority to enhance trade facilitation.
(2) One of these priority areas is Capacity Building in risk analysis of trans-border movement of LMO into the region. Training in risk analysis and general awareness in GMO and LMO for officers in Quarantine, Plant Protection and Environmental Services is top priority.
(3) for FAO regional office together with other Regional Organizations to provide technical assistance for a Regional Approach to the management of troublesome invasive weeds (Meremia, Balloon vine, African Tulip, etc) to enhance crop production in the region.

13. End of Presentation
Thank You