The Australian Chief Plant Protection Officer (ACPPO) Webinar series, hosted by Australian Chief Plant Protection Officer Dr Rosa Crnov showcase plant health research, innovation, and biosecurity initiatives; fostering collaboration between the department, plant health stakeholders and the community.
Please follow Dr Crnov’s LinkedIn channel for updates on upcoming webinars, and to have your email address added to the webinar invitation distribution list, please email: planthealth@aff.gov.au.
Webinar series
Our webinar series are available to watch via the links below.
2025
- 20 November - Australian auger and furniture beetles: Resolving morphological and molecular relationships of economically and environmentally important insect groups
- 21 October 2025 - Citrus industry surveillance and preparedness
- 18 September 2025 - Significant biosecurity interceptions and advances in plant pathology in DAFF’s border laboratories
- 21 August - Significant Plant Pest Biosecurity Interceptions in 2024 – 2025
- 24 July 2025 - What can we learn from the response to Varroa destructor in Australia - lessons for biosecurity agencies?
- 24 June - Using evolutionary genomics to help manage the Polyphagous shot-hole borer and other pests
- 15 May - Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry: Its benefits and how it will make a difference
- 16 April - Being responsive and agile in a changing environment – Insights into the updated National Priority Plant Pests
- 25 March - Biosecurity Commons: Online, Open-Access & Sharable Risk Analytics for estimating and managing biosecurity risk
2024
- 28 November - Research on the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) and the growing menace of other pest stink bugs
- 19 September - Australian Plague Locust Commission: New and old technology, innovations and lessons learnt during the recent desert locust upsurge 2019-2022