From the 2016 Plant Biosecurity CRC Science Exchange: New controls are urgently needed to manage Queensland fruit fly (Q-fly) as the long-used cover-sprays for fruit fly control are being withdrawn for regulatory reasons. Q-fly is the most seri

National Agriculture Day - Dr Michael Robinson

Nov 20th, 2017 2m 43s

"Biosecurity underpins our agricultural success and science is the currency of biosecurity..."On this National Agriculture Day November 21 2017, Dr Michael Robinson, CEO of the Plant Biosecurity CRC, discusses the importance of agriculture to

Research impact – the past and the future: Managing myrtle rust in Australia

May 15th, 2017 30m 52s

From the 2016 Plant Biosecurity CRC Science Exchange: Invasive pests and pathogens can have devastating and unpredicted impacts on native ecosystems. The threat that Puccinia psidii (myrtle/eucalyptus/guava rust) posed to Australian industries

Research impact – an end-user perspective: Tomato potato psyllid and Liberibacter ecology

May 11th, 2017 47m 19s

From the 2016 Plant Biosecurity CRC Science Exchange: This talk explores the importance of incursion response tools from an end-user perspective, highlighted through a tomato potato psyllid and Candidatus Liberibacter case study. The tomato pot

Research impact – an end-user’s perspective: Phosphine resistance

May 11th, 2017 41m 29s

From the 2016 Plant Biosecurity CRC Science Exchange: Around the world, grain industries are looking for solutions to the increasing problem of insect resistance to the key fumigant phosphine, a fumigant that underpins the Australian exports of

Research impact – an end-user’s perspective: Improved Post Entry Quarantine

May 11th, 2017 31m 33s

From the 2016 Plant Biosecurity CRC Science Exchange: Imported high-risk plants spend up to two and a half years in Post Entry Quarantine (PEQ) facilities prior to their release to plant industries. The prolonged PEQ screening limits the capabi

Research impact – an end-user’s perspective: Genome-Informed Diagnostics

May 11th, 2017 39m 20s

From the 2016 Plant Biosecurity CRC Science Exchange: This talk explores PBCRC research into the development of genome-informed diagnostics, using Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae or Psa as a case study example. Psa, a bacterial kiwifruit vi

Improving post entry quarantine: researchers and end-users working together

May 9th, 2017 31m 33s

Biosecurity Built on Science - Mark Schutze

Aug 25th, 2016 3m 33s

Mark Schutze discusses how fruit fly threatens global agriculture and why being able to identify different species is so important. Mark leads a Plant Biosecurity CRC project developing a suite of tailor-made molecular diagnostic tools and a ma

Biosecurity Built on Science - Jacqui Morris

Jun 23rd, 2016 3m 57s

Jacqui Morris discusses how her research into tiny insects called psyllids will help keep Australia's potato industry safe from Zebra Chip disease. Jacqui is a PBCRC PhD student studying at AgriBio - Centre for AgriBioscience, a partnership bet

Biosecurity Built on Science - Linda Semeraro

Apr 8th, 2016 4m 39s

Dr Linda Semeraro discusses studying for her PhD with PBCRC and how she identifies insects for biosecurity purposes at AgriBio, Centre for AgriBioscience, a La Trobe University/Victorian Government partnership. 4:39

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