Biosecurity Archives

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.

Keeping devi-ANTS away from Lord Howe Island

We’ve eradicated an exotic invasive ant species off a world heritage listed island.

Preventing farmageddon: new startup targets fruit fly

Our former researchers have founded RapidAIM to take their revolutionary fruit fly-monitoring technology to the world.

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Interronauts | CSIRO podcast Ep 15: Please no Genie McGene Face, infertile invasive mozzies, and science digest

Researchers Kate Tepper and Gavin Volpato join Jesse to chat about our project to release sterilised male mosquitoes to drown-out an invasive mozzie species responsible for dengue fever and Zika—plus, also a fortnight science news digest.

What a buzz: why we released millions of mozzies in northern Queensland

Our trial to reduce numbers of an invasive, disease-spreading mosquito in northern Queensland has been successful.

Environment

Species richness: our EOFY stock-take reveals over 200 newly discovered species

In the last year we've discovered and named over 200 different species including fossil insects, a catshark from PNG, a macadamia-blighting weevil, and a daisy known from just 20 individuals.

Under the hood of our biocontainment facility

We operate a special high-containment facility that allows us to work on some of the world's deadliest viruses. Take a look under the hood to see how it works.

Biosecurity