Find out what the CRCNPB has been up to in the October issue of The Leaflet

CRC researchers are analysing the genetic make-up of one of the world’s most devastating crop pests, the Russian wheat aphid.

Australia’s top plant biosecurity scientists gathered on the Sunshine Coast this week to discuss current and future research activities which will help safeguard Australia’s agriculture industries.

Olivia Reynolds travelled to Central and North America to obtain knowledge and skills in mass-rearing techniques and quality management of parasitoid wasp production.

This project will allow the rapid and efficient use of all surveillance data to maintain and protect the Australian grains market and potentially other agricultural/horticultural industries.

Airport Forensics is a joint project with Grains Research and Development Corporation. This project will define the plant pathogen incursion risk posed by people returning from overseas and interstate travel.

Western Australia's Department of Agriculture and Food recently appointed Dr YongLin Ren as Principal Scientist.

This project is building on conventional methods of control, such as mating disruption and a sterile insect technique.

A timely international biosecurity conference is set for centre-stage in Brisbane from 28 February - 3 March 2010.

Dr David Cook recently travelled to the United Kingdom and Ireland to take part in the Agricultural Economics Society Annual Conference.

Recently completed project CRC30014 PDA - Assisted Surveillance has made it possible for field collected surveillance information to be captured digitally.