The Queensland Department of Primary Industries will hold a free insect identification and management workshop at Atherton on Wednesday 2 September starting at 9am (AEST).
The workshop will focus on the major insect pests of pulse and cereal crops in northern Queensland, including a session featuring fall armyworm.
Suitable for early career agronomists, farm managers interested in learning more about insect pests, or as a ‘refresher’ for more experienced agronomists, the workshop will include a wide selection of interactive ‘hands-on’ activities and live specimens.
You’ll be provided with the opportunity and resources to:
- identify ‘easily confused’ pest and beneficial species.
- examine examples of crop damage and apply your inner sleuth to work out possible causes.
- learn how to avoid some of the more common identification pitfalls.
- pick up some tricks on how to approach identification of unfamiliar species.
- learn more about the pests hiding in on-farm grain storage areas.
Morning tea and lunch will be provided – indicate on the registration form if you have any specific dietary requirements. The day is expected to finish around mid-afternoon (depending on how involved the discussions become).
Please let us know when you register what crops or situations you work with, to ensure that the workshop contains content relevant to you.
REGISTER for the Atherton insect workshop (or express interest in future workshop in your region) via our Google form.
Once registered, you should receive an email copy of the form fields as confirmation. More details will be supplied in a couple of weeks as the program is finalised. If you have any issues with our registration form, please email Tonia Grundy.
This workshop has received support from GRDC through project DAQ2407-001RTX.