Excellent talk from Natalie Meiklejohn from her amazing honours project at UQ. A model species was analysed in the field and higher rainfall increased susceptibility but increased temperature decreased susceptibility to #myrtlerust.

#myrtlerust was first detected in Northern Territory in May 2016 and is infecting many NT natives.

fascinating work - happy that the Foundation can support it!

Do you have an idea you'd like to share or a new concept, research or innovation to introduce to the biosecurity collective? Abstracts for the 2nd Australian Biosecurity Symposium are open. Find out more at bit.ly/3n2W69H

Working with indigenous communities on Myrtle Rust - Dr Carnegie reports on how he has been working to enhance indigenous community capacity to assess the impacts of myrtle rust on Myrtaceae in ecologically and culturally significant rainforests. apbsf.org.au

Dr Angus Carnegie (NSW DPI) is progressing remote sensing technologies, coupled with machine learning to improve the efficiency of host-tree surveillance in urban biosecurity hot-spots. His progress report, working with ArborCarbon Pty Ltd is at apbsf.org.au/news/.

Ass Prof David Lee of USC established 3 trials in a young environmental planting and a 13 year old planting at Doonan: baseline data collected on the impact of myrtle rust and Quambalaria shoot blight before and after fungicide treatment. PBSF036 apbsf.org.au

Responses of a wet sclerophyll forest in Qld to repeated infestation of #myrtlerust show significant mortality in key species with big changes in canopy gaps, species composition and vegetation cover. Ass Prof Firn from QUT just submitted her Report apbsf.org.au/plant-epidemio…

#myrtlerut threatens many native plant species ... sign a Statement of Concern asking the Federal Government to implement the Myrtle Rust National Action Plan: apbsf.org.au/statement-of-c…

The Foundation calls for new plant #biosecurity proposals, focus on the following areas: *Education and community awareness; *Urban and peri-urban biosecurity; *Indigenous participation in biosecurity; *Biosecurity for World Heritage Areas. apbsf.org.au/call-for-propo…

Have you spotted a spotted lanternfly? They're not present in Australia yet and we'd like to keep it that way.... theguardian.com/environment/20…

The Foundation continues focus on urban and peri-urban plant #biosecurity - following apbsf.org.au/urban-plant-bi…, Helen McGregor and Jessica Lye are investigating learning and engagement strategies using community gardens in culturally diverse communities … apbsf.org.au/urban-and-peri…

Three fungicides were evaluated with beneficial effects against the Myrtle Rust and QSB. The efficacy of the two novel fungicides warrants further investigation. #biosecurity UniSC: University of the Sunshine Coast apbsf.org.au/quantifying-im…

PHA offers a free #biosecurity course for beekeepers. This course supports the Australian Honey Bee Industry Biosecurity Code of Practice and is one way to meet the training requirement of the Code. 🐝🐝🐝 bit.ly/2ONKLJS #biosecurity #honeybees #freetraining

Grow it, Taste it, Don't waste it! Another successful Schools Plant Science Competition by the QDAF: over 3,600 participants from 130 schools across Australia and 155 competition entries that was all part of the 2021 Int. Year of the Fruit and Vegetable. apbsf.org.au/2021-internati…

Protecting our unique ecosystems on K’gari (Fraser Island) by expanding environmental #biosecurity and #myrtlerust capacity … Geoff Pegg (QDAF) and his team have significantly enhanced the capacity to protect K’gari with a two year Foundation project. apbsf.org.au/expanding-envi…

A new report led by Dr Angus Carnegie of NSW DPI has shown the potential of using new technologies in combination could save significant time and money for urban forest #biosecurity surveillance. Find the full report lnkd.in/gzqxrpu.

Australia’s native plants are experiencing their own pandemic. The myrtle rust fungus is silently killing our seedlings, saplings and established trees. Hundreds of Australian species are susceptible. Watch here: bit.ly/3UhWJvo