Biosecurity Archives

The pest is history! Put your knowledge to the test

Do you know your rabbits from your 'river rabbits'? What does lantana look like? Take our biocontrol quiz and put your pesty knowledge to the test!

Environment

Smut to the rescue

Our scientists are releasing a smut fungus. It's a new biocontrol for a weed called wandering trad, which is smothering our forests and clogging waterways.

New tool a dynamo in tracking infectious diseases

We've developed a new tool to better monitor and predict outbreaks of infectious diseases, like dengue and measles, in Australia.

Health

The latest buzz about Zika-resistant mozzies

Working with the University of California San Diego (UCSD), we’ve engineered Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, the biggest transmitter of Zika, to be resistant to spreading this devastating virus.

Health

Protecting Australia from African Swine Fever

While many of us have been relaxing over the summer holidays, our staff at AAHL have been testing seized pork products for African Swine Fever.

Clamping down on the mysterious Disease X

We're working with CEPI and The University of Queensland on “just in time” technologies to fight the next global pandemic.

Health

Do you have farm animals as pets? Then you need to know about biosecurity

Do you keep pet pugs, chickens, or other farm animals as pets? We have some tips to make sure they don't become a biosecurity risk.

About Us

2018: a CSIRO year in review

We've been hard at work this year solving some of the world’s greatest challenges. Here are the top stories that got your attention in 2018.

Health

Lactose on the tip of our virtual tongue

Got milk? Our Cybertongue technology can ‘taste’ milk to rapidly detect lactose and spoilage.

From the trenches to today, the superbug war never ends

The world needs new, stronger antibiotics. We’re helping an Australian company make a powerful candidate commercially viable.

Farming
Tech

Wearables for wandering livestock

New wearable technology could revolutionize the way Australian farmers care for livestock.

Farming

Global strategies needed to combat antibiotic and pesticide resistance

Resistance to antibiotics and pesticides is rising at alarming rates. Global strategies, such as those developed for Australia’s cotton industry, to maintain ‘susceptible’ insects, are key in our fight against resistance.

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