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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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
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
