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Pests diseases and biosecurity
Carrots and Root vegetables
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Pests diseases and biosecurity
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Potato growers urged to test now to minimise soilborne disease risk
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Pests diseases and biosecurity
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TPP, fall armyworm and exotic leafminers webinar series
Article
Pests diseases and biosecurity
Potatoes and Tomatoes
The Western Australia Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD), Biological Services, and AUSVEG have developed a collaborative industry webinar series focusing on tomato potato psyllid (TPP) with a short update on fall armyworm and exotic leafminers.
Delivered by industry specialists, this webinar series aims to inform and up-skill producers and service industry providers, on key research and topics associated with these pests.
The presentations include:
- An introduction to TPP including host plants, general symptoms, and the impact of TPP in New Zealand.
- TPP morphology, the national surveillance project, and mass CLso testing in WA.
- Transition to management and efficacy trials of insecticides and biological control agents tested against TPP in greenhouse conditions.
- Fall armyworm and vegetable leafminer project update.
Click here to access the webinar series on AUSVEG’s YouTube channel.
