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Using artificial intelligence to develop automated monitoring systems for the banana and fruit spotting bugs (BY23000)
This project is developing an automated monitoring system to help growers better detect and manage fruit spotting bug (FSB) and banana spotting bug (BSB), two major pests that cause significant crop damage and economic losses across industries including banana, avocado, macadamia, custard apple, lychee, papaya and passionfruit.
24 April 2026
Revolutionising management of fruit and banana spotting bugs through genome empowerment (BY23003)
This project is building new, science based options to manage fruit spotting bug and banana spotting bug, two native pests that cause major yield and quality losses in crops such as avocado, macadamia and other tree crops.
24 April 2026
Next generation weed management (BY23002)
This program is tackling one of horticulture’s most costly and persistent problems, weed management, through innovative, technology-driven research.
13 May 2025
PestREADI: Regionally-enabled agroecological decision (BY22003)
The investment is developing and implementing pest management systems that can respond to a range of current, establishing, and future interrelated pest challenges at both crop and landscape levels within an increasingly chemically-limited future.
19 March 2024
Biocontrols for snail management in horticulture (BY22006)
This project investigated current and potential approaches to mollusc control in Australian horticulture .
22 March 2025
Understanding cross-protection of viral diseases in horticultural crops – a case study of citrus tristeza virus (BY22002)
This investment is developing a vaccine-like solution to arm the Australian citrus industry with an effective way to combat citrus tristeza virus.
9 November 2023
Electrochemical pest detection (BY22007)
This investment is developing a standalone electrochemical detection system for invasive pest insects that is readily deployable in shipping containers and adaptable to other settings. This will protect horticultural crops in Australia by reducing risk of incursions by exotic insect pests.
3 July 2023
Streamlining diagnostics for horticultural seeds imported into Australia (BY22011)
This investment is developing a single diagnostic test (as opposed to the many tests currently required) to detect and mitigate the risk of introducing pathogens into the Australian horticulture sector via imported seeds.
17 May 2023
Behavioural and biological management of endemic and exotic leafminers in protected cropping systems (BY22001)
This investment is exploring behavioural and biological methods of managing and detecting endemic and exotic leafminers in protected cropping systems.
19 April 2023