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Platypus listed as vulnerable in Victoria

24 Nov 2020 | Filed under genetic insights

UPDATE: The Scientific Advisory Committee has made their final recommendation to the Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change to list platypus as threatened in Victoria.

The serpentine leafminer: get up to speed on this recently detected exotic pest

13 Nov 2020 | Filed under sustainable agriculture

Detection of a new exotic plant pest is never good news but knowing that strong preparation for such a detection has been undertaken can sweeten this bitter pill.

Spotted wing drosophila: go-to preparedness resources for time-poor advisors

30 Oct 2020 | Filed under sustainable agriculture

Are you an agronomist, field entomologist, biosecurity officer, industry development manager, or just generally a really popular go-to font of knowledge for your respective industry?

Spotted wing drosophila: What would management look like?

29 Oct 2020 | Filed under sustainable agriculture

Exploiting microclimates to keep cozy, hiding out in fruit, hitching rides to new places – this pest knows all the tricks. But do you know the tricks for its management?

Help our pest management researchers with aphid collections

20 Oct 2020 | Filed under sustainable agriculture

Can you help our needy scientists overcome an ‘aphid shortage’ in support of pest management research?