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🥑 You can help our eDNA research safeguarding Australian #avocados. As part of a Hort Innovation levy-funded project, research is in underway to develop early detection tools to help protect Australia's avocado industry from fungal and insect pests. To advance our research, we are looking for avocado growers and packing sheds to expand our data collection. A preliminary trial is being conducted at a local Victorian avocado orchard to test sampling methods and eDNA monitoring for fungal and invertebrate species. We want to expand into broader regions to increase data collection. Your involvement would allow us to refine innovative detection methods for fungal and invertebrate species using #eDNA. 👉 If you think you can help, contact Chantelle Reid for more info: creid@envirodna.com Avocados Australia Limited Hort Innovation #innovation #AustralianAg #biosecurity

Rainy summer? Warm, humid autumn? Machine learning is helping us to understand which conditions might signal aphid flights to predict their movements and protect your crops. Learn how these findings can improve monitoring 👉 https://buff.ly/3WeoHfF Photo by Marielle Babineau, Cesar Australia

🐛✔️ It's out! Updated and refreshed for 2024 - the IPM checklist! Thanks to Cesar Australia and partners for pulling it all together to provide grain growers with steps to support sustainable pest management in their crops. The checklist gives an overview of IPM (integrated pest management) practices and highlights which activities to focus on during different stages of the grain-growing season. IPM comprises a range of management methods designed to suppress pest populations while reducing reliance on insecticides. The IPM checklist is designed as a reminder of best practice, a guide to respond to pests, and an educational tool. 👉 Download it here https://bit.ly/4cKULgC

Faba bean aphid (FBA) is an emerging pest of faba beans, broad beans, vetch, and potentially other legumes and pulses. It persists in hot, dry conditions, and mostly impacts mature, moisture-stressed crops in spring and is a vector for bean leaf roll mosaic virus and pea seed-borne mosaic virus Between 2019 and 2024, the frequency and severity of FBA outbreaks have increased and spread through the northern and southern grain grain growing regions. With Cesar Australia we've published a fact sheet that provides critical background information for growers about this pest including identification, spread, preferred hosts, symptoms of colonisation, ecology, reproduction and management options. 👉 Download the fact sheet: https://bit.ly/3W5lcrT

Have you explored the findings from the Great Australian Wildlife Search's Spring 2023 eDNA sampling season? Check the results out here: https://lnkd.in/g8KugVfU Now it's time to dive deeper into the results in an upcoming FREE results briefing webinar. Discover more insights on the findings and explore the future of eDNA monitoring with the experts behind the project and hear from community members who are leveraging the findings to drive conservation initiatives. Date/time: 🗓️ Tue, 25 Jun ⏰ 11:00 - 12:00 GMT+10 REGISTER: https://lnkd.in/ga5wJpR3 #freewebinar #conservation #biodiversity #innovation #eDNA #data

👀 Keep an eye out for green peach aphids in NSW and Victoria 👀 During autumn and early winter, green peach aphids migrate into newly sown winter crops from green bridges – the weeds and volunteer crop plants that act as hosts between seasons. This year, a mild autumn has potentially led to early and prolonged aphid activity. Moreover, the wetter-than-average conditions earlier across parts of NSW and the central and southern parts of Victoria have contributed to the formation of green bridges. In virus-prone areas, monitor aphid activity closely, particularly along field edges to detect aphid movement, and ensure correct identification of green peach aphids before spraying. 👉Find out more: https://bit.ly/3KHWVBD Content prepared by Cesar Australia with field reports and technical advice provided by Delta Agribusiness.

Green peach aphid sightings in New South Wales have farmers on alert. With early canola growth at risk and concerns of a repeat of the 2014 turnip yellow virus outbreaks, decisions on insecticide use are crucial. Read more here:

Excited to see our extension scientist Lilia Jenkins exploring new horizons at Hort Connections 2024! A great chance to connect, learn and exchange ideas across sectors. Spot her with her signature insect earrings and be sure to say hi!

Redlegged earth mites (RLEM) are active between autumn and late spring. If you are concerned about RLEM on your emerging canola, there are tools available to help you understand and inform your management options. ▶️ Video with Dr Paul Umina (Cesar Australia) talking about monitoring and managing this destructive pest: https://bit.ly/4bOpGYP 📗 Download our 'RLEM best management practice guide' for the southern region: https://bit.ly/3gMq664 (Or if you're fast there are 3 copies left in print. Contact us on 1800 11 00 44 or ground-cover-direct@canprint.com.au to get one sent out to you.) 🤓 Read the GRDC Update paper 'Redlegged earth mite (RLEM) and pesticide resistance: the latest in best practice management and new decision-aid tools (Feb 2024): https://bit.ly/4bBX3hW

🚨 Reports indicate green peach aphid infestations affecting Canola crops in Harden, NSW. Are you experiencing similar challenges in your fields? Concerned about potential virus transmission during the seedling stage? Let's discuss and share experiences below 👇