Safeguarding Australia

Find out about the National Invertebrate Pest Initiative in this issue of its newsletter. (3 pages)

As reported in the Journal of Immunological Methods, CSIRO scientists produced recombinant antibodies against foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) and used them in a test able to differentiate vaccinated from infected animals.

Dr Mark Crane is Officer in Charge of the Fish Diseases Laboratory at CSIRO's Australian Animal Health Laboratory.

Find out about the National Invertebrate Pest Initiative in this issue of its newsletter. (1 page)

The National Invertebrate Pest Initiative (NIPI) brings together Australian scientists from State Departments, Universities, growers and CSIRO to improve pest management in Australian grain crops.

Find out about the work being done by the National Invertebrate Pest Initiative (NIPI) in this issue of its newsletter. (9 pages)

Fund out the latest news from the National Invertebrate Pest Initiative with the NIPI newsletter.

Discover how the growing diversity of global food demands will be met in the future.

Find out about the National Invertebrate Pest Initiative in this issue of its newsletter. (2 pages)

On 2 July, Professor Thomas Ksiazek, one of the world's leading virologists, presented the 2009 Snowdon Lecture at CSIRO Livestock Industries' Australian Animal Health Laboratory (AAHL) in Geelong, Victoria. Watch his presentation (66:12) or download the PowerPoint slides. (87 pages)

This document outlines details of a report on alert and sleeper weed species that were assessed for their change of potential distribution due to climate change in Australia.

This two page information sheet is about CSIRO's research into finding protection against a devastating insect that reduces yields in the important sub-Saharan African crop of cowpeas.

On 11 July 2007, Dr Bernard Vallat, Director General World Organisation for Animal Health - Office Internationale des Epizooties (OIE) presented the Snowdon Lecture in Geelong, Victoria. Watch the video (56:59) or download the PowerPoint slides. (46 pages)

This document contains profiles for 15 of the 41 alert and sleeper weed species that were assessed for their potential to change distribution due to climate change as part of the report Modelling Climate Change Impacts on Sleeper and Alert Weeds. (116 pages)

This article from Farming Ahead contains stories on decoding the Eucalyptus genome, on a new initiative to improve the management of invertebrate pests, on boosting cattle weaning rates and on an improved tea tree variety for oil production. (1 page)

The aquatic weed hydrilla is a pest in parts of the USA and the USDA’s Australian Biological Control Laboratory is conducting surveys across South-East Asia for potential biocontrol agents for it.

This collaboration between traditional owners, government, non-government organisations, researchers and community groups is examining the complex interactions between fire and biodiversity in tropical savannas of Cape York Peninsula.

This document includes the presentation from forum two of the Biosecurity in the new bioeconomy: threats and opportunities symposia, held 18-21 November 2009 in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. (33 pages)

This fact sheet describes research on the sap-sucking psyllid, Prosopidopsylla flava which was released in Australia as a biological control agent for mesquite.

CSIRO’s grassland and forest fire danger and spread meters are now available as a computer program.

CSIRO scientists are studying how Russian wheat aphid, Diuraphis noxia successfully overcomes resistance in wheat in order to protect Australian farmers from this devastating invasive pest.

Dr Mark Tizard has a background in mycobacterial disease research. He is currently leading research investigating the role of microRNAs in chicken cell development.

CSIRO Entomology and New South Wales Agriculture collaborated on a project to rear, release and evaluate the performance of the leaf-rolling moth Tortrix species to help control bitou bush.

Bushfires have heading, backing and flanking fires. Each of these components of the overall bushfire has different characteristics.

This article from Farming Ahead describes research on the impact of native revegetation plantings on fox activity that was done because of landholder concerns that revegetation sites might benefit foxes and increase predation on lambs. (3 pages)