#Biosecurity

Interronauts | Episode 10: Caterpillars brainwashed into cannibals, Sampling the Abyss, Croque-MonScience, and transforming uggo fruit into stars

Join Jesse and Sophie as they talk about cannibalistic caterpillars, ugly fruit and veg turned into snacks, Croque MonScience, and Sampling the Abyss.

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Lab-on-a-glove: Swipe left on nerve agents

We co-developed the ‘lab-on-a-glove’, which can detect a group of nerve agent OP compounds found in some pesticides, while in the field.

Interronauts | Episode 4: Carp herpes, glass tardigrades, nasal origins, splashier splashes, and sheep with Fitbits

Jesse, Sophie, and Adrian tackle the evolution of noses, talk tardigrades, climbing foxes, and speak with the researcher heading up the carp herpes program.

How far will a male mosquito travel to find a mate – and will he cross the road?

Over the course of the five-week ‘Mark, Release Recapture’ (MRR) study 3000 male mosquitoes were released and then recaptured through a network of over 70 traps. All to find out if they'd cross a road for a mate.

Future farms: virtual fences, personalised foods, and yield prophets

If you can't make it to the upcoming AgCatalyst 2016, here are the top 5 next big things in food and agriculture.

Hendra and Nipah viruses’ deadly secrets revealed

We describe the first instance of our body's own 'microRNA' promoting and exacerbating viral infections.

When our pets are unwell, we turn to our local vet, but did you know that vets also work on the frontline of emergency disease detection?

Supporting the veteran vets on Australia’s biosecurity frontline

Our animal experts have been training veterinary practitioners, animal health managers, diagnosticians and livestock industry representatives in biosecurity and emergency animal diseases.

An aedes aegypti mosquito. Image: Muhammad Mahdi Karim

Tackling Zika and other mosquito-borne viruses

Our new project in Far North Queensland aims to beat zika and other mosquito-borne diseases.

Pest arrivals means we need new weapons on our borders

A suite of exotic pests have been detected in Australia recently, emphasising that we are under increasing pressure from biosecurity threats.

Weed whacking wins in the biocontrol battle

We've been using biocontrol to weed out some of Australia's worst plant pests, including the widespread Crofton weed on Lord Howe Island.

Silverleaf whitefly is a major invasive pest, attacking over 600 plant species including many vegetables and cotton.

Identifying invasive species threats on a global scale

We have conducted the first analysis of invasive species threat to global crop production on a country-by-country basis.

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Breathing new life into malaria detection

We’re field testing a new malaria breath test to help the global fight against malaria, which killed more than half a million people in 2013 alone.