Foreseeing the potential risks of the disease, regulations, restrictions and prohibitions on imports from South America were introduced and imposed in the 1950’s as required by Article IV in the Pacific Plant Protection Agreement for the Asia and Pacific region. In addition, the Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC) introduced the ANRPC Agreement on SALB to complement the aforementioned agreement. The International Rubber Research and Development Board (IRRDB) also carried out research and undertook measures to exclude SALB from the region. SALB is considered to remain a constant threat to the wellbeing of the Southeast Asia rubber industries. This is because of the expansion of international.
