Fall armyworm
9 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago -Welcome to PBRI Podcasts, a series that explores some of Australia's most unwanted plant pests.
It features interviews with growers and agronomists on their first-hand experience in managing new and emerging pests, leading Australian researchers on their latest findings and observations and international experts who share their experiences and learnings.
Each episode runs for about 30 minutes, and you can listen in any order you want.
The first series of PBRI Podcasts is on fall armyworm. It explores the experiences and observations of experts from around the globe and here in Australia as we prepare to take on this invasive pest.
Throughout the series, host Chris Brown delves into the biology and behaviour of fall armyworm and explores how we can best prepare ourselves in order to minimise its impact.
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Episodes
Episode 9: Could fall armyworm have been present in our region for longer than first thought? Tracing the spread
October 30, 2020 05:00 - 18 minutes - 17 MBFall armyworm was detected in Australia in early 2020 but could it have been here a lot longer? Senior Research Scientist with CSIRO, WeeTek Tay, delves into the genetics of fall armyworm and its different global populations so we can better understand their spread patterns and biosecurity pathways. Special Guest: WeeTek Tay.
Episode 8: Trial observations and laboratory findings on fall armyworm in the Northern Territory
October 30, 2020 05:00 - 19 minutes - 18 MBSince the first detection of fall armyworm in Australia researchers and agronomists have been quick to come together and establish field trials and laboratory experiments to help understand its likely impact on crops and production systems in the top end. NT’s Department of Primary Industry and Resources Senior Principal Entomologist, Brian Thistleton, and Senior Entomologist, Praise Justo-Tadle, give us an insight into what they are recording in some of their field trials and lab experiments...
Episode 7: Field observations of fall armyworm in northern Western Australia
October 30, 2020 05:00 - 21 minutes - 20 MBFollowing the establishment of fall armyworm populations in the Ord Valley in northern WA, researchers and agronomists have been working together to monitor its behaviour, feeding habits and potential spread throughout cropping areas of WA. Senior research scientist with WA’s Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Helen Spafford, and Ord River District Cooperative (ORDCO) agronomists, Penny Goldsmith discuss what they are observing in the Ord Valley and around Broome and t...
Episode 6: Scouting, developing thresholds and tips to familiarise yourself with fall armyworm
October 12, 2020 05:30 - 34 minutes - 27.9 MBWe now have some valuable first-hand experience in dealing with fall armyworm in commercial crops in north Queensland. Burdekin agronomist Brent Wilson from Nutien Ag Solutions at Home Hill and Paul McIntosh from Pulse Australia and the Australian Herbicide Resistance Initiative share their insights into the need to manage resistance, developing thresholds, identifying fall armyworm, and where to look for them. To see the specific plant symptoms and visual characteristics highlighted in the d...
Episode 5: Field observations of fall armyworm in northern Australia
October 12, 2020 05:15 - 34 minutes - 28 MBSince the recent arrival of fall armyworm in Australia, scientists, growers and agronomists across the north have been on a steep learning curve. Home-grown entomologists Melina Miles and Paul Grundy from the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries speak about their observations and thoughts on how the pest is behaving in Australia and the likely implications for management. Special Guests: Melina Miles and Paul Grundy.
Episode 4: FAO's global action for fall armyworm control
October 12, 2020 03:00 - 14 minutes - 11.3 MBOn this podcast we speak to FAO’s Elisabetta Tagliati about the risks posed by fall armyworm to global food and feed security and FAO’s efforts to develop international capacity and capabilitiy to manage the pest across 65 countries under a Global Action Plan. Important information DISCLAIMER The content of these podcasts is provided for information purposes only. While reasonable care is taken in its preparation, the Plant Biosecurity Research Initiative and its member organisations do not g...
Episode 3: Active response to fall armyworm in South Africa
September 18, 2020 01:00 - 24 minutes - 23.8 MBWorking across governments, industry, languages and neighbouring countries was critical in minimise the impact of the fall armyworm outbreak in South Africa. Jan-Hendrik Venter, from South Africa’s Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, talks about the approach taken in response to their fall armyworm incursion in 2017. Important information DISCLAIMER The content of these podcasts is provided for information purposes only. While reasonable care is taken in its preparation, the Pl...
Episode 2: Applied fall armyworm management in row crops and pastures in Texas
September 18, 2020 01:00 - 24 minutes - 24 MBExploring the practical control strategies used in row crops and pastures across Texas extension specialist and IPM coordinator David Kerns from Texas A&M University talks about the different strains of fall armyworm, the crops they effect and the tactics for control. WARNING: This podcast discusses the overseas use of chlorantraniliprole on sorghum for fall armyworm. This use is not approved in Australia - read note below under important information / pesticide disclaimer. Please note that a...
Episode 1: Fall armyworm biology and ecology in subtropical and temperate US
September 18, 2020 00:00 - 41 minutes - 28.5 MBTo understanding how fall armyworm behaves in different parts of the US and what this may mean for Australia, we speak with two American researchers on their work over the past 30 years. Greg Nuessly from the University of Florida and Dominic Reisig from North Carolina State University discuss their work under subtropical conditions in southern Florida where it is a primary pest every year in the same crops, and in cool temperate conditions in North Carolina where it is more sporadic. Import...