Published - 17 February 2021 By Alex Lucchetti (Plant Health Australia) We want your feedback! Agriculture Victoria is currently collecting feedback on the Botanic Gardens Biosecurity Network through a short survey. Your feedback will be used to inform decisions about the Network’s future. The … Read More News & events
Published - 2 November 2020 By Daniela Carnovale (Plant Health Australia) Tree of heaven blitz Tree of heaven is not only a weed but also a significant host of spotted lantern fly, an exotic plant pest that could significantly impact … Read More Blitzes, Reporting, surveillance, Tree of heaven News & events, Pests, diseases & weeds, Surveillance & reporting
Published - 28 September 2020 By Daniela Carnovale (Plant Health Australia) Brown marmorated stink bug blitz From 3-11 October 2020, the Botanic Gardens Biosecurity Network is hosting a surveillance blitz for brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) (Halyomorpha halys) which is a … Read More Blitzes, brown marmorated stink bug, Reporting, surveillance News & events, Pests, diseases & weeds, Surveillance & reporting
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 - 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 - 12 December 2019 By Mandy Gyles (Plant Health Australia) International Year of Plant Health 2020 The International Year of Plant Health for 2020 was launched globally by the Food and Agriculture Organisation in Rome on 2 December 2019. The year is a … Read More diseases, Health, pests News & events
Published - 1 October 2019 By Daniela Carnovale Welcome to the Botanic Gardens Biosecurity Network Together we can build biosecurity knowledge and capacity to protect and preserve botanic gardens from plant pests and diseases. The Botanic Gardens Biosecurity Network connects you … Read More Botanic gardens, Knowledge, Network News & events
