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Postponed: Dermestidae and Khapra beetle identification workshop Please note that the Dermestidae and Khapra beetle identification workshop that was scheduled to take place at Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria from 27 – 31 May 2024, has been cancelled. Khapra beetle (Trogoderma granarium) r

The April/May issue of the NPBDN newsletter has been published. The April/May issue of the NPBDN newsletter has been published. Get the latest on upcoming events, workshops, and career updates in the plant diagnostic space. Read the newsletter.

Australasian Plant Pathology Society student and early-career researcher conference bursary scheme The Australasian Plant Pathology Society (APPS) has announced they will provide bursaries for students and early career researchers to attend either an APPS biennial conference or an APPS special inter

Career spotlight This month we are profiling NPBDN member Andrew Manners, Principal Entomologist, Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF). How did you find yourself on this career path? At uni I knew that I wanted to go into some area of biological sciences research. I started doin

The hybrid Annual Diagnostics Workshop 2024 (ADW 2024) took place at the Twin Towns Conference and Events Centre at Tweed Heads, NSW from 19 - 20 March 2024, addressing the theme ‘The challenges of unculturables and their vectors’. The hybrid Annual Diagnostics Workshop 2024 (ADW 2024) took place at

Join the Emerging Viruses in Cucurbits Working Group (EVCWG) for the webinar/discussion “Watermelon Chlorotic Stunt Virus: What You Should Know” to learn about this virus, how it may impact cucurbit production in the United States, and more! Join the Emerging Viruses in Cucurbits Working Group (EVCW

The hybrid Annual Diagnostics Workshop 2024 (ADW 2024) took place at the Twin Towns Conference and Events Centre at Tweed Heads, NSW from 19 - 20 March 2024, addressing the theme ‘The challenges of unculturables and their vectors’.

IPPC has released a call for Diagnostic Protocols of the following species: Amaranthus palmeri (2019-006) Solanum rostratum (2019-007) Moniliophthora roreri (2019-005) Meloidogyne mali (2018-019) Cronartium comandrae (2018-015) Microcyclus ulei (2019-003)