Join VegNET Tasmania for a 30-minute webinar to get essential insights into fall armyworm (FAW), a major pest threatening Australia’s horticulture sector and beyond.

First detected in Far North Queensland in January 2020, FAW has since spread across QLD, NSW, WA, NT, and VIC, causing significant crop damage. Preferential crops include sweet corn, capsicum, beetroot, tomato, onion, cauliflower, lettuce, potato, maize, rice, sorghum, and wheat.

It is a declared pest in Tasmania and any sightings must be reported to Biosecurity Tasmania.

In this webinar, Tayla Field, VegNET Tasmania Regional Development Officer, hosted a discussion with Dr Ramesh Raj Puri, Extension Officer from QLD DPI, who has been working on Hort Innovation funded project: National Fall Armyworm innovation system for the Australian vegetable industry.

Attendees also heard from Veejay’s Kalfresh agronomist, John Nancarrow, who shared first-hand experiences on how FAW has affected crops and farm operations in Queensland’s Bowen growing region.

What you’ll learn:

• Crop impacts seen in other regions
• The importance of monitoring and early detection
• How to visually identify FAW
• FAW behaviour and peak activity periods
• Useful resources available for growers