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
Published - 28 February 2020 By Alex Lucchetti (Plant Health Australia) Myrtle rust in three videos Myrtle rust is a plant disease caused by the rust fungus Austropuccinia psidii which is believed to have originated in South America. It affects more … Read More diseases, myrtle rust, videos Pests, diseases & weeds
Published - 10 February 2020 By Daniela Carnovale (Plant Health Australia) National priority plant pests The National Priority Plant Pests list includes a range of exotic plant pests and diseases that pose the most significant threat on a national scale. … Read More BMSB, diseases, Plant pest, xylella Pests, diseases & weeds
Published - 23 January 2020 By Dr Brett Summerell (Royal Botanic Garden Sydney) Listen: No Plants No Food Branch Out presenter and producer Vanessa Fuchs and PlantClinic Senior Research Scientist Dr Edward Liew. Image: Royal Botanic Garden Sydney Branch Out is an award-winning podcast … Read More Branch Out Podcast, diseases, PlantClinic, podcast, Royal Botanic Garden Sydney Botanic gardens stories
Published - 20 December 2019 By Daniela Carnovale (Plant Health Australia) Don’t give an unwanted gift this Christmas During the holiday season more people are travelling and exchanging gifts which increases the risk of spreading plant pests and diseases. You may think that the … Read More BMSB, Hitchhiking, Import, Quarantine zones, Travel Tools & tips
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 - 22 November 2019 By Daniela Carnovale (Plant Health Australia) What is a plant pest? Protecting plants from pests is an important part of keeping plants healthy within botanic gardens, agricultural systems and the natural environment, but what do we … Read More definition, Plant pest, xylella Pests, diseases & weeds
Published - 6 October 2019 By Alex Lucchetti Spotted something unusual? Call the Exotic Plant Pest hotline If you find an unusual plant pest or disease the national Exotic Plant Pest hotline (1800 084 881) is the number to call. When you call … Read More Exotic, Plant pest, Reporting Surveillance & reporting, Tools & tips
Published - 5 October 2019 By Daniela Carnovale Auckland biosecurity walking trail Image supplied by Auckland Botanic Gardens. The Auckland Botanic Gardens are leading the way in biosecurity awareness in botanic gardens. In May 2019, they launched a … Read More New Zealand Botanic gardens stories
Published - 4 October 2019 By Daniela Carnovale Biosecurity tip: Clean your shoes Dirty shoes are a biosecurity risk as they can carry and spread pests and diseases. A simple way to manage this risk is to make sure … Read More Hygiene Tools & tips
Published - 3 October 2019 By David Gale Coordinated surveillance by botanic gardens staff Have you considered that surveillance activities may be occurring in a botanic garden or arboreta near you? In addition to this network, a project has been … Read More Staff network Botanic gardens stories, Surveillance & reporting
Published - 2 October 2019 By Daniela Carnovale Biosecurity in botanic gardens Plant biosecurity is the actions individuals, industries, governments and others take to keep plant pests and diseases from entering or moving around Australia. The goal … Read More Biosecurity, Botanic gardens, Health Botanic gardens stories
