sustainability through science & innovation
09 Dec 2019 | Filed under
Researcher Dr Kelly Hamby from the University of Maryland has previously described the incursion of spotted wing Drosophila (SWD, Drosophila suzukii) in the United States: “When SWD first invaded, growers and researchers scrambled to find quick solutions, which necessitated using insecticides…Outbreaks of pests that historically were not problematic have occurred...
25 Nov 2019 | Filed under
An iconic species of the Australian Alps, the mountain pygmy possum (Burramys parvus) is found in a unique and fragile habitat that is highly sensitive to environmental change. Habitat conservation and genetic rescue-based conservation efforts have allowed some populations to rebound, but the possum is facing new threats, and the...
28 Oct 2019 | Filed under
The Great Australian Platypus Search (GAPS) is using eDNA testing techniques to undertake the largest platypus survey ever attempted. Results from the latest round of fieldwork has just been received – and platypuses have been detected at around a third of sites sampled.
21 Oct 2019 | Filed under
If you google ‘green peach aphid’, you’re more than likely to see us, cesar, in your search feed.
11 Sep 2019 | Filed under
The home of the endangered mountain pygmy possum, Burramys parvus, is limited to the alpine regions of Australia – a very small range indeed!