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| PestThreatSaver Screen SaverContains over 30 images and information on exotic pests of Western Australia. Also available: GrainSaver Screen Saver. |
| News |
| Random Insect Images Have a guess at identifying these specimen images from our online Insect Collection Database (ICDB). |
| Events |
| On August 24, 2000 Agriculture Western Australia celebrated the databasing of the 100,000th specimen. The specimen chosen is a Robber Fly to honour 25 years curation by Kevin Richards. This specimen and 99,999 others can be found through the Insect Collection Database |
| Insect in Focus |
| Red Imported Fire Ants Red Imported Fire Ants, Solenopsis invicta, are one of the most serious ant pests in the world and have recently been found in Brisbane, Queensland. A survey to detect any that may have established in Western Australia is being conducted by the Department of Agriculture. |
| ENTOMOLOGY BRANCH STAFF |
Group Manager |
G. R. Strickland - Entomologist, Biocontrol Weeds.
P. L. Wilson - Senior Technical Officer, Biocontrol Patterson's curse.
A. M. Lord - Technical Officer, Biocontrol Patterson's curse.
G. R. Strickland - Entomologist, Biocontrol Weeds.
P. L. Wilson - Senior Technical Officer, Biocontrol Patterson's curse.
A. M. Lord - Technical Officer, Biocontrol Patterson's curse.
P. J. Michael - Entomologist, Cereal Aphids.
R. N. Emery - Entomologist, Project Manager Stored Grain Pests.
A. M. Lord - Technical Officer, Biocontrol Patterson's curse.
P.D. McCosker - Technical Officer, Grain Insects
F. Berlandier - Entomologist, Aphid Control. Diamondback Moth
D. C. Hardie - Entomologist, Pulse Pest Control.
P. J. Michael - Entomologist, Canola Pests.
K. J. Walden - Entomologist (Geraldton Office).
G. P. Mangano - Senior Technical Officer, Pulse Pest Control.
D. F. Cook - Entomologist, Project Manager Western Flower Thrips, Stable Flies
S. Learmonth - Entomologist, Horticulture (Manjimup Office).
C. P. F. De Lima - Entomologist, Fresh Fruit Disinfestation.
W. M. Woods - Entomologist, Fruit Pests (Midland Office).
E. Steiner - Senior Technical Officer, Western Flower Thrips.
E. Cross - Technical Officer, Fresh Fruit Disinfestation.
S. R. Jacob - Technical Officer, Horticulture, (Manjimup Office)
N. Monzu - Activity Manager, Invertebrate Pest Surveillance.
M. Grimm - Quarantine Entomologist
P. R. Davis - Entomologist, Project Manager Social Insects and Snails.
R. N. Emery - Entomologist, Stored Grain Pests.
R. G. Fogliani - Technical Officer, Biocontrol Dock.
M. Grimm - Quarantine Entomologist.
D. C. Hardie - Entomologist, Pest Surveillance.
I. B. Lacey - Technical Officer.
P. J. Lawrence - Technical Officer.
A. Postle - Entomologist NAQS (Broome Office)
A. Szito - Curator, Insect Reference Collection.
K. J. Walden - Entomologist, Locusts (Geraldton Office).
W. M. Woods - Entomologist, Fruit Fly Eradication (Midland Office).
P. J. Michael - Entomologist, Albany Region.
M. C. Poole - Entomologist, Risk Assessment.
J. H. Botha - Entomologist, Grainguard/Hortguard (Bunbury Office)
T. J. Craven - Technical Officer, Social Insects.
R. B. Johnston - Technical Officer, Insect Pest Monitoring Unit.
P. J. Lawrence - Technical Officer.
V. M. Mangano - Technical Officer, Insect Pest Monitoring Unit.
W. S. Morris - Technical Officer, Insect Pest Monitoring Unit.
M. A. Widmer - Technical Officer, Social Insects.
N. K. Zilm - Technical Officer, Reference Collection.
G. R. Strickland - Entomologist, Cotton.
L. G. Heading - Technical Officer (Kununurra Office).
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