Course description

This course will not be offered in Semester 1, 2025. For enrolment enquiries, please contact the School of the Environment.

This course investigates invertebrate plant pests, their identification and classification, their life-cycle and their host relationships from a biosecurity perspective. The main focus of the course is insects, as they are the most numerous of the invertebrate plant pests; however, nematodes, snails and mites will also be covered. Because of the complexity of invertebrate life-cycles, some of which occur in the absence of the host, a biological understanding is essential for appropriate border inspection and post-border surveillance. Basic management approaches to dealing with invertebrate plant pest incursions are discussed in this course. Students become familiarised with international conventions and standards associated with biosecurity.

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