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A number of residentials were presented at this year's ADSW. Darryl Herron – SCION, New Zealand Title: Diagnosing Fusarium circinatum and Ceratocystis eucalypticola in South Africa to improve Australasian diagnostics. Host: Dr Irene Barnes from Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute

Call for IPPC Diagnostic Protocol authors - Due 14 June The IPPC Secretariat has opened a call for Diagnostic Protocol (DP) authors and are seeking authors with diagnostic, technical and/or scientific expertise in one (or more) of the below species: Microcyclus ulei (2019-003) Spodoptera frugiperda

Themed ‘Implementation through connections’ the hybrid Annual Surveillance and Diagnostics Workshop (ADSW) workshop was held at the QT Hotel in Canberra from 9 – 11 May. Themed ‘Implementation through connections’ the hybrid Annual Surveillance and Diagnostics Workshop (ADSW) workshop was held at th

The Subcommittee on Plant Health Diagnostics (SPHD) is pleased to announce applications for the Diagnostic Residential Program are now open. The Subcommittee on Plant Health Diagnostics (SPHD) is pleased to announce applications for the Diagnostic Residential Program are now open. NPBDN members are

Plant Health Australia (PHA) recently launched a new e-learning Industry Liaison Officer (ILO) program consisting of an online ILO course and face-to-face ILO workshop. Plant Health Australia (PHA) recently launched a new e-learning Industry Liaison Officer (ILO) program consisting of an online ILO

EPPO Factsheet No 3 To view EPPO Factsheet No 3 for March 2023 click on link: EPPO Factsheet March 2023 This EPPO issue features: First report of huanglongbing in Uruguay First report of Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni in Greece Absence of Xylella fastidiosa in Türkiye First report of sweet potato

NDP 50 National Diagnostic Protocols (NDPs) are diagnostic protocols for the unambiguous taxonomic identification of plant pests NDP50-Phymatotrichum-Texas-Root-Rot.pdf (plantbiosecuritydiagnostics.net.au) has been published and available under resources.