sustainability through science & innovation
03 Sep 2019 | Filed under
The spotted wing drosophila (SWD) is a global pest of soft fruit industries and the subject of a current Hort Innovation funded biosecurity project led by Plant Health Australia, in collaboration with cesar and Plant and Food Research NZ.
23 Aug 2019 | Filed under
You might’ve heard (we shouted pretty loud) about our amazing Research Scientist, Dr Elia Pirtle, winning the best presentation award at the Plant Biosecurity Research Symposium last week!
15 Aug 2019 | Filed under
We’re pleased to announce that the Crop Protection Forum will be taking place again in 2019 – and in case you didn’t know – it’s all about resistance!
08 Aug 2019 | Filed under sustainable agriculture
You’ve likely heard us announce over the years “We’re testing for resistance!”.
11 Jun 2019 | Filed under sustainable agriculture
Evidence of green peach aphid (Myzus persicae, GPA) evolving resistance to sulfoxaflor (Transform™) has been confirmed for the first time in Australia, after a small number of aphid populations from Western Australia were shown to have reduced sensitivity to the insecticide.