CESAR has continued to forge strong links with industry through continued collaborations, participation in funding initiatives and partnerships. This has been strengthened through involvement in part of the GRDC’s National Invertebrate Pest Initiative (NIPI) that is led by CSIRO Entomology. NIPI has been established to improve pest entomological research and extension into the grains industry, drawing together national expertise to generate synergistic outcomes which can be applied to current and emerging pest problems.

Paul Umina, a Research/Extension officer with CESAR, is responsible for the delivery of a range of extension and communication activities through NIPI. This involves linkages with state government agencies, agronomists, private agribusiness and grower groups.

PestFacts South-Eastern

PestFacts is a free electronic service designed to keep consultants, growers and researchers informed about pest outbreaks, effective controls and current information about relevant research findings as they emerge during the growing season.

PestFacts Issue No. 9 - 1st September 2008 (***latest issue***)

PestFacts Issue No. 8 - 15th August 2008

PestFacts Issue No. 7 - 1st August 2008

PestFacts Issue No. 6 - 11th July 2008

PestFacts Issue No. 5 - 30th June 2008   

PestFacts Issue No. 4 - 16th June 2008

PestFacts Issue No. 3 - 4th June 2008 

PestFacts Issue No. 2 - 23rd May 2008  

PestFacts Issue No. 1 - 7th May 2008 

For further information or to report observations of invertebrate pests in crops and pastures contact the coordinator: Paul Umina .