Published - 8 September 2020 By Daniela Carnovale (Plant Health Australia) Myrtle rust blitz The Botanic Gardens Biosecurity Network is hosting a myrtle rust blitz from 12-20 September 2020. You can participate in the blitz by looking for myrtle … Read More Blitzes, myrtle rust, Reporting, surveillance News & events, Pests, diseases & weeds, Surveillance & reporting
Published - 2 September 2020 By Daniela Carnovale (Plant Health Australia) Help us look for plant pests and diseases The Botanic Gardens Biosecurity Network is calling on visitors, friends, volunteers and staff of botanic gardens to take part in three targeted biosecurity pest blitzes … Read More activity, Blitzes, BMSB, MyPestGuide Reporter, myrtle rust, surveillance, Tree of heaven News & events, Surveillance & reporting
Published - 20 August 2020 By Alex Lucchetti (Plant Health Australia) Webinar 7: Living with Armillaria – a botanic gardens perspective In a recent webinar, Phil Hurle, Horticultural Manager with the Australian National Botanic Gardens (ANBG) shared the gardens’ experience managing Armillaria luteobubalina (Australian honey fungus). “We’re … Read More Armillaria luteobubalina, Australian National Botanic Gardens, Botanic gardens, myrtle rust, video, Webinars Botanic gardens stories, Pests, diseases & weeds, Webinars
Published - 12 August 2020 By Alex Lucchetti (Plant Health Australia) Webinar 6: Watch out for environmental pests Environmental biosecurity was the focus of a recent webinar hosted by the Peri-Urban Environmental Biosecurity Network (PEBN) for the botanic gardens biosecurity webinar series. Elyse Herrald-Woods, … Read More Cane toads, Department of Regional NSW, Environmental biosecurity, Local Land Services, NSW Department of Primary Industries, Peri-urban Environmental Biosecurity Network, Red imported fire ants, video, Webinars Pests, diseases & weeds, Surveillance & reporting, Webinars
Published - 21 July 2020 By Alex Lucchetti (Plant Health Australia) Webinar 5: Biosecurity surveillance and partnerships at Melbourne Gardens Melbourne Gardens, one of two sites of the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, contains around 8000 plant taxa originating from 98% of the world’s countries. Safeguarding these … Read More Biosecurity, Botanic gardens, Melbourne Gardens, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, Webinars Botanic gardens stories, Pests, diseases & weeds, Surveillance & reporting, Webinars
Published - 8 July 2020 By Alex Lucchetti (Plant Health Australia) Webinar 4: Looking out for pests in an urban garden The latest webinar in the botanic gardens biosecurity webinar series was hosted by the Urban Plant Health Network (UPHN). Like the Botanic Gardens Biosecurity Network, the UPHN is an online community … Read More Agriculture Victoria, AUSVEG, Biosecurity, BMSB, cesar, Reporting, TPP, urban gardens, Urban Plant Health Network, video, Webinars Pests, diseases & weeds, Surveillance & reporting, Webinars
Published - 25 June 2020 By Alex Lucchetti (Plant Health Australia) Webinar 3: Biosecurity in the botanic gardens of Sydney In his recent webinar, Dr Brett Summerell, Director of Research and Chief Botanist at the Botanic Gardens and Centennial Parklands, spoke about biosecurity in the botanic gardens of Sydney: the Royal … Read More Australian Botanic Garden, Blue Mountains Botanic Garden, Botanic gardens, Hygiene, PlantClinic, Royal Botanic Garden Sydney, Webinars Botanic gardens stories, Pests, diseases & weeds, Webinars
Published - 26 May 2020 By Alex Lucchetti (Plant Health Australia) Webinar 1: An introduction to biosecurity During the first webinar of the botanic gardens biosecurity webinar series, Dr Daniela Carnovale from Plant Health Australia introduced the series and discussed how botanic gardens can support … Read More Agriculture Victoria, Biosecurity, Botanic gardens, Webinars Surveillance & reporting, Webinars
Published - 26 May 2020 By Botanic Gardens Australia and New Zealand (BGANZ) Botanic Gardens Day Botanic gardens are increasingly being recognised as the frontline in tackling the biggest challenges facing our future – food security, pest and disease eradication, and … Read More bganz, botanicgardensday News & events
Published - 15 May 2020 By Daniela Carnovale (Plant Health Australia) Botanic gardens biosecurity webinar series Join the Botanic Gardens Biosecurity Network for a series of eight webinars exploring plant biosecurity and surveillance in botanic gardens. From 20 May to 26 August … Read More Webinars News & events, Webinars
Published - 11 May 2020 By Daniela Carnovale (Plant Health Australia) We #plantchallenge you! In the lead up to Botanic Gardens Day on 31 May, we #plantchallenge you to share your isolation plant story in a short 45 second … Read More #plantchallenge, activity, bganz, botanicgardensday, video News & events
Published - 23 April 2020 By Alex Lucchetti (Plant Health Australia) Follow us on Facebook The Botanic Gardens Biosecurity Network is now on Facebook! Like and follow our page to get updates when we share new articles and events. This is … Read More News & events