The same busy foraging that makes bees vital pollinators could also turn them into Trojan horses for a serious fungal disease threatening native forests.
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Farmers and nursery managers often use fungicide is to tackle plant rust disease, but we need to find ways to decrease our reliance on fungicide treatment.
Bushwalkers with smartphones could help scientists track a fungus lethal to many of Australia’s most loved trees.
Australian scientists have developed a cure for myrtle rust which could stop an unprecedented extinction event unfolding in native forests.
Australia’s biosecurity system is on high alert for alien invaders. Here’s a hit list of eight baddies we believe pose the greatest threat to Australia’s biodiversity.
With a focus on ships and cargo, we are missing the opportunity to prevent pests that ride in on the wind. It is time to invest in addressing the biosecurity threats before they arrive.
Spread by the wind, the fungal rusts are among the most feared of all plant diseases. A 2016 myrtle rust outbreak on Lord Howe Island was contained, but now its unique plants are again under threat.
Lillipillies are one of Australia’s great gifts to the natural world. But the story of these homegrown heroes may be taking a grim turn.
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Judith and David Coffey Chair in Sustainable Agriculture, Plant Breeding Institute, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Population Genomics, University of Waikato
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Professor and Director, Australian Tropical Herbarium, James Cook University
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Laboratory and Technical Support Officer, Australian Tropical Herbarium, James Cook University
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Doctoral student, Adelaide University
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Research Fellow, The University of Queensland
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PhD Candidate in Molecular Biology and Plant Pathology, The University of Queensland
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University Fellow in Biodiversity, Charles Darwin University
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Professor in Natural Resource Economics, Adelaide University
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Sector Lead, Atlas of Living Australia, CSIRO
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PhD Candidate , University of Sydney
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Associate Professor in Microbiology, Western Sydney University
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Professor, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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PhD Candidate, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge