Feb

Webinar: National fruit fly biocontrol research program

23 February 2021 (2 pm AEST)

Join the National Fruit Fly Council for a webinar on the national biocontrol program to manage pest fruit flies in Australia. The project is funded by the Strengthening Australia’s Fruit Fly System Research Program and is being led by Agriculture Victoria Research. The webinar will include an overview of the program and the progress to date.

Details

Date: Tuesday, 23 February 2021

Time: 2:00 pm – 3.30 pm (AEST) / 3:00pm – 4:30pm (AEDT)

Agenda

2:00 pm

Welcome and overview of session

Rod Turner, General Manager Partnerships, Plant Health Australia

2:05 pm

Overview of the Research Program for Strengthening Australia’s Fruit Fly System

Matthew Calverley, Assistant Director, Biosecurity Plant Division, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment

2:10 pm

The National Fruit Fly Biocontrol Research Program: aims, scope and project update by the team

Paul Cunningham (Agriculture Victoria), Tony Clarke (Queensland University of Technology), Lucy McLay (Agriculture Victoria), Blair Grossman (Agriculture Victoria), Markus Riegler (Western Sydney University), Sitaram Aryal (Western Sydney University), Aimee McKinnon (Agriculture Victoria) and Madita Lauer (Agriculture Victoria)

3:20 pm

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