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Manuals to help the identification of Australian plant bugs (Miridae: Heteroptera) and Lygaeoidea (Heteroptera) of economic importance have been developed and are freely available to download from the NPBDN website. Click the images to access the manuals. Background The Miridae and Lygaeoidea are th

Nanopore sequencing can be used to reconstruct full genomes, detect pathogens in complex samples, and to trace pathogen evolution in real time as highlighted by the tremendous work on Sars-Cov2 during the pandemic.

Nanopore sequencing can be used to reconstruct full genomes, detect pathogens in complex samples, and to trace pathogen evolution in real time as highlighted by the tremendous work on Sars-Cov2 during the pandemic. This biosecurity focused workshop aims to contribute to capacity building and establi

National Diagnostics Protocol (NDPs) Development Webinar on 23 November 2022 from 12:00 Noon – 2:00 PM (AEDT).

National Diagnostics Protocol (NDPs) Development Webinar on 23 November 2022 from 12:00 Noon – 2:00 PM (AEDT). The first topic in our new NPBDN Webinar series will be on NDP Development on 23 November 2022 from 12:00 Noon – 2:00 PM (AEDT). Speakers include Lucy Tran-Nguyen (PHA), Toni Chapman (NSW D

Electrical Penetration Graphs (EPG) workshop 2022

Electrical Penetration Graphs (EPG) workshop 2022 Electrical penetration Graph (EPG) course announcement: What is the EPG (Electrical Penetration Graphs) technique? A plant and a (mostly) Homopteran insect are made part of an electrical circuit by using a soil electrode for the plant and gluing a ve

EPPO Global Database is maintained by the Secretariat of the European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization (EPPO).