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Plant Pest Investigations

As part of our school education strategy we have developed secondary school classroom activities. These activities have been developed around current areas of research in plant biosecurity and are linked to traditional content taught in secondary school science and agriculture. Each activity comes with background information for teachers, links to science and agriculture curriculum, a lesson outline and worksheets for students. Over the series of activities, students will be exposed to a variety of learning experiences including internet activities, microscope skills, research projects, investigations and case studies.

Activity Related CRC research program For teachers For students Other resources
A risky business Preparedness and Prevention A risky business A risky business

Khapra beetle news story

Khapra fact sheet

Koch’s postulates Diagnostics Research Koch’s postulates  

Interview with Dr Gretna Weste, botanist  

Plant Pest symptoms Surveillance Research Plant pest and disease symptoms  

Pests and Diseases Image Library (PaDIL)and Plant Biosecurity 
Toolbox

Phosphine resistance Post-Harvest Integrity Research Phosphine resistance in stored grain pests

Understanding  Phosphine resistance

Genetics of phosphine resistance

 

Open ended investigation        Mealworm beetles

For more information about the school education strategy, email schools@crcplantbiosecurity.com.au.

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