Published - 3 March 2023 By Dr Jessica Lye (cesar) Keep a lookout for the spotted lanternfly The spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) is a high priority plant pest of Australia’s tree fruit, forestry and nursery industries and has the potential to harm … Read More Blitzes, cesar, Exotic, pests, Plant pest, Reporting, surveillance Pests, diseases & weeds, Surveillance & reporting
Published - 10 January 2023 By Alex Lucchetti (Plant Health Australia) Webinar 2: Surveillance 101 During the second webinar of the botanic gardens biosecurity webinar series Dr Louise Rossiter, Leader, Plant Pest Surveillance at NSW Department of Primary Industries, gave on … Read More Biosecurity, Botanic gardens, NSW Department of Primary Industries, surveillance, Webinars Surveillance & reporting, Webinars
Published - 2 March 2021 By David Gale (Plant Health Australia) A New Zealand perspective on botanic gardens and biosecurity In her May 2020 article in Hort Journal Australia, Bec Stanley, Curator at Auckland Botanic Gardens, describes the important role botanic gardens play in supporting … Read More Auckland Botanic Garden, Biosecurity, Biosecurity trail, Botanic gardens, myrtle rust, New Zealand, pests, surveillance Botanic gardens stories, Surveillance & reporting
Published - 7 December 2020 By Dr Brett Summerall (Botanic Gardens and Centennial Parklands) The PlantClinic at the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney Located in the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney is the PlantClinic – a building that houses the Plant Pathology team of the Botanic Gardens and Centennial … Read More Diagnostics, diseases, PlantClinic, Royal Botanic Garden Sydney Botanic gardens stories
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
Published - 6 April 2020 By Sarah Fraser (Plant Health Australia) Public Enemy Number One: Xylella In recent years you may have heard of a disease affecting Italian olive trees which has devastated entire olive groves and is responsible for the … Read More diseases, Exotic, xylella Pests, diseases & weeds
