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The tenth Annual Diagnosticians’ Workshop (ADW) for members of the National Plant Biosecurity Diagnostics Network (NPBDN) will be held 17 and 18 August 2021. Exact venue to be confirmed but will be in Canberra. The ADW2021 theme is “Diagnostics in a climate of change”. One clear change context we wi

A new begomovirus, pepper yellow leaf curl virus (PepYLCV), has been described (Shared from PestLens).

A recent publication describes a new begomovirus, pepper yellow leaf curl virus (PepYLCV), isolated from cultivated Capsicum annuum (pepper) plants in China. Affected plants exhibited severe leaf curling and yellowing.

Excellence has been recognised at the Australian Biosecurity Awards which celebrates individuals, groups and organisations that support and improve Australia’s biosecurity systems.

Members are invited to have your say about future network activities by completing the NPBDN Professional Development Survey.

Members are invited to have your say about future network activities by completing the NPBDN Professional Development Survey. Members are invited to have your say about future network activities by completing the ‘NPBDN Professional Development Survey’. This survey is being conducted to

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

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.