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iMapPESTS monitoring priority insect pests in Ayr
The iMapPESTS sentinel surveillance for agriculture has commenced a trial of its mobile insect surveillance unit in Ayr, Queensland. The mobile surveillance unit, Sentinel 9, … Read more
AUSVEG at the inaugural FNQ Growers R&D Field Day
Last week, members of the AUSVEG Extension and Engagement team attended the inaugural Far North Queensland Growers R&D Field Day. More than 400 people filed … Read more
Cutting-edge airborne pest & disease surveillance agtech launches in North Queensland for winter vegetable production
The iMapPESTS team recently deployed mobile surveillance unit, Sentinel 6 (pictured) to Bowen in Queensland’s Whitsunday region, where it is monitoring high priority pests and … Read more
AUSVEG visit to SA
Last week, AUSVEG’s Shakira Johnson (Communication and Extension for iMapPESTS) and Maddy Quirk (AUSVEG Project Officer) travelled from Melbourne to Adelaide to undertake engagement activities … Read more
Sentinel surveillance in Sunraysia
Last week, the iMapPESTS team launched its first mobile surveillance unit trial in the Sunraysia region, deploying Sentinel 4 at the SuniTAFE SMART Farm in … Read more
Sentinels without borders: Cross-country travel on the agenda
Despite ongoing movement restrictions around the country, the iMapPESTS team has demonstrated a successful rollout of the new and improved mobile surveillance units across multiple … Read more
Mobile surveillance unit launches first trial in Victoria’s Wimmera region
The iMapPESTS team has recently deployed mobile surveillance unit, Sentinel 4 (pictured) to Horsham where it is monitoring high priority pests and diseases, such as … Read more
Network of high-tech surveillance units set to cover key potato growing regions
The ability to accurately monitor the timing, abundance and movement of airborne agricultural pests and pathogens is limited and fragmented across the Australian landscape. iMapPESTS … Read more
iMapPESTS now monitoring high priority pest and diseases in the Lockyer Valley, QLD
Fresh from showcasing the cutting-edge mobile plant pest surveillance units – also know as ‘sentinels’ – at the Lockyer Valley Growers Expo and Hort Connections, … Read more
Sentinel 6 launches in sunny Queensland
The iMapPESTS team has recently deployed Sentinel 6 (see image above) to a location near Toowoomba where we are trialling its capacity to monitor the … Read more
New units deployed across eastern states
iMapPESTS is a five-year project that aims to provide a framework for a plant pest surveillance system that can rapidly monitor and report the presence … Read more
High-tech plant pest and disease surveillance units deployed
iMapPESTS is a five-year project that aims to provide a framework for a coordinated cross-industry system that can rapidly monitor and report the presence of … Read more