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Plant Health Australia (PHA) are undertaking an Australian Plant Pest Database (APPD) user experience survey which includes six quick questions to help PHA understand why people are accessing the APPD and the ease of which they can perform their intended tasks. Plant Health Australia (PHA) are under

Job Opportunity – Senior Entomologist Role at WA DPIRD

The Conference is scheduled to be held 12 - 15 November 2023, at the UWA Albany Campus of the University of Western Australia in Albany. The 2023 Australian Entomological Society 54th Annual General Meeting and Scientific Conference is scheduled to be held 12 – 15 November 2023, at the UWA Alb

As part of the conference, the Society is holding a photographic competition. The 2023 Australian Entomological Society 54th Annual General Meeting and Scientific Conference is scheduled to be held 12 – 15 November 2023, at the UWA Albany Campus of the University of Western Australia in Albany

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. Presentations can be viewed on this page.

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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

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