EDITORIAL

• A Network Approach to Protection Against the Transboundary Spread of Pests and Diseases in the Near East and North Africa (NENA) Region

 CROP PROTECTION NEWS FROM ARAB AND NEAR EAST COUNTRIES

• INVASIVE, NEW PESTS, DISEASES, AND NATURAL ENEMIES                                      
• RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS                                                                                  
• GRADUATE STUDENTS, MSc and PhD THESIS ABSTRACTS   

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION, ACTIVITIES OF THE NEAR EAST AND NORTH AFRICA  REGIONAL OFFICE

• Thaer Yaseen FAO Representation In Jordan
• Nabil Assaf  FAO Subregional Coordinator for North Africa and Representative in Tunisia. and Libya
• FAO Highlights the Role of Rural Advisory Services in Advancing Sustainable Crop Protection and Food Safety across the NENA Region
• Bridging Regions, Sharing Solutions: Near East Experience Strengthens Latin America’s Response to the Red Palm Weevil
• From Field to Market: FAO Supports a Transformative Shift in the Quality of Egyptian Dates through Improved Harvest and Post-harvest Practices
• FAO leads National Programme to Strengthen Egypt’s Date Palm Sector through Good Agricultural Practices and Integrated Pest Management
• FAO and the Rotterdam Convention Secretariat Strengthen Regional Capacities for Sustainable Pesticide Management under a One Health Approach in NENA.
• FAO Shares NENA Experience to Strengthen Europe’s Readiness for Fall Armyworm

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

• Delegation of the Two Desert Locust Control Commissions Visits FAO Headquarters and Martignani Company in Italy.
• National Training Course on Desert Locust Survey and Control Operations in Egypt Arab Republic of Egypt,
• Regional Workshop on Ground and Aerial Spraying Techniques for Desert Locust Control
• Regional Workshop to Strengthen Desert Locust Early Warning Systems with the Participation of 16 Countries
• Libyan Technical Delegation Reviews Egypt’s Experience in Desert Locust Monitoring and Control
• Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region Strengthens Cooperation with the Kingdom of Bahrain and Reviews Preparations for Its Thirty-fourth Session

ARAB SOCIETY FOR PLANT PROTECTION NEWS

• Call for High-Quality Applied Research Papers-Desert Locust Monitoring, Management and Control (CRC PRIZE)
• Olive Psyllid, Euphyllura olivina (Costa, 1839) a New brochure published by ASPP

ASPP MEMBER NEWS , SCIENTIFIC ARTICLE ABSTRACTS, AND ACTIVITIES                                                   

ICARDA

• Developing Syrian Skills In Seed Health And Quarantine To Enhance Seed Flow In Syria With The Aim Of Stimulating Agricultural Production To Achieve Food Security And Biodiversity Conservation

NEPPO

• Workshop on the Electronic Phytosanitary Certification System (ePhyto)
• Celebration of the International Day of Plant Health: “Plant Biosecurity for Food Security”

RESEARCHER SPOTLIGHT

•  Hosam Mohammed Khalil El-Gepaly and Salwa Sayed Mohamed Abdel Samad

GENERAL NEWS

BOOKS

• Integrated Pest Management in the Era of Climate Change and Artificial Intelligence
• Saudi Coffee: The Path to Global Recognition in Production and Quality

Plant Protection and Phytosanitary Directorate News – Q1-2026, Ministry of Agriculture, Jordan

SELECTED RESEARCH PAPERS

EVENTS OF INTEREST 

SELECTED PEST AND INSECTS

• Olive Psyllid Re-emerges as an Important Pest in Syria and Jordan During Spring 2026
• Abundant Occurrence of Melyris rostrata (Coleoptera: Melyridae) on Globe Thistle (Echinops spp.) in Amman, Jordan
• Variegated caper bug