WAARC Polyphagous Shot-hole Borer funding announced
Ben and his collaborators have been awarded funding from the WA Agricultural Research Collaboration (WAARC) as part of their new $2.17 million Polyphagous Shot-hole Borer Research Program to help address this critical biosecurity issue. Ben’s project, ‘Decision support tools for managing polyphagous shot-hole borer’ will develop predictive models and risk maps to help prioritise surveillance and control efforts, ensuring efficient resource allocation and enhanced decision-making. The project will be a collaboration with DPIRD, Murdoch and UWA. The methodologies and tools that will be developed as part of this project will be adaptable to other biosecurity challenges faced by Australia. You can read more here
