Come and hear El Niño, the Indian Ocean Dipole, and the Madden Julian Oscillation. Find out how they affect the weather on your property and access to roads around you. Learn where to get the most up to date climate forecasts for the wet season ahead. Discuss what climate change will mean for you. Talk to climate scientists about the sort of information you would like to know. Work with us to develop the sort of information tools you need to make your decisions. Darwin - 6 April, Berrimah Farm 9 am-2 pm Katherine 7 April, Paterson room, Katherine Research Station – Douglas-Daly 8 April – RSVP Eva Zinkovsky – (0 Exotic psyllid outbreak in WA puts the NT on guard Wilting tomato caused by TPP The tomato-potato psyllid (TPP) was recently detected in commercial crops and backyard gardens in Perth, Western Australia. TPP is a known host of zebra chip, a bacterium which causes significant impacts plant production. Neither TPP nor zebra chip have been found in the NT to date. Biosecurity officers are asking growers to keep an eye out for unusual symptoms on plants in the Solanaceae and Convolvulaceae families. These include potato, tomato, eggplant, capsicum, chilli and tamarillo, along with sweet potato and some weed species such as nightshade. What should I look for? Damage on the underside of leaves. Insects jumping from the foliage when disturbed. Severe wilting of plants caused by high numbers of psyllids feeding. Yellowing of leaf margins and upward curling of the leaves caused by the injection of salivary toxins. A sticky liquid called honeydew, which coats plants, and can lead to the sooty mould. Stem death symptoms similar to other potato and tomato disorders. What should I do?
Come and hear El Niño, the Indian Ocean Dipole, and the Madden Julian Oscillation. Find out how they affect the weather on your property and access to roads around you. Learn where to get the most up to date climate forecasts for the wet season ahead. Discuss what climate change will mean for you. Talk to climate scientists about the sort of information you would like to know. Work with us to develop the sort of information tools you need to make your decisions. Darwin - 6 April, Berrimah Farm 9 am-2 pm Katherine – 7 April, Paterson room, Katherine Research Station Douglas-Daly – 8 April RSVP – Eva Zinkovsky (0 Exotic psyllid outbreak in WA puts the NT on guard Wilting tomato caused by TPP The tomato-potato psyllid (TPP) was recently detected in commercial crops and backyard gardens in Perth, Western Australia. TPP is a known host of zebra chip, a bacterium which causes significant impacts plant production. Neither TPP nor zebra chip have been found in the NT to date. Biosecurity officers are asking growers to keep an eye out for unusual symptoms on plants in the Solanaceae and Convolvulaceae families. These include potato, tomato, eggplant, capsicum, chilli and tamarillo, along with sweet potato and some weed species such as nightshade. What should I look for? Damage on the underside of leaves. Insects jumping from the foliage when disturbed. Severe wilting of plants caused by high numbers of psyllids feeding. Yellowing of leaf margins and upward curling of the leaves caused by the injection of salivary toxins. A sticky liquid called honeydew, which coats plants, and can lead to the sooty mould. Stem death symptoms similar to other potato and tomato disorders. What should I do?