Welcome
The Centre for Fruit Fly Biosecurity Innovation, an Australian Research Council funded Industrial Transformation Training Centre, is dedicated to providing the Australian horticulture industries new, sustainable and environmentally friendly tools for controlling fruit fly pests. Our research aims to protect horticulture industries and market access, and help ensure Australia's food security.
Announcements
Upcoming Events
Insect Chemical Ecology Workshop
Dates: 31st Mar - 3rd Apr 2020
Venue: Macquarie University, North Ryde
RSVP: For more information and/or if you would like to attend the workshop, please contact Maurizio at maurizio.benelli@mq.edu.au
The Fruit Fly ITTC Biosecurity Innovation will be hosting a an upcoming R&D Meeting, supported by RAAP. The week will comprise of workshops and seminars by invited researchers and round-table discussions.
Special guests will include;
Dr Jane Royer
Principal Entomologist,
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Ecosciences Precint, Dutton Park, QLD, Australia
Dr Kamala Jayanthi
Principal Scientist and ICAR National Fellow
Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Hesseraghatta Lake PO, Banglore, India
Director, Commercialisation and Innocation
Macquarie Univeristy, Sydney, Australia
Dr Kumaran Nagalingam
Research Scientist
CSIRO, Ecosciences Precint, Dutton Park, QLD, Australia
Dr Kye-Chung Park
Senior Scientist
The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited, Aukland, NZ
Dr Wei Xu
Senior Lecturer
School of Veterinary and Life Sciences, Murdoch University, Western Australia, Australia
8th Australian Biology of Tephritid Fruit Flies Conference
Dates: 16th & 17th April 2020
Venue: Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane QLD
RSVP: Email Rehan at rehan.silva@qut.edu.au by no later than 20th March 2020
This event will be co-hosted by the Qld-Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF) and Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
As with previous meetings, there is no registration fee. Lunch, morning/afternoon teas will be provided each day.
ABSTRACT INFORMATION FOR PRESENTERS
Please submit your abstracts by the 29th February 2020.
If you wish to submit an Abstract, please format like so in a MSWord document:
The title of your Abstract (14 pt Times New Roman; centred)
Author, F. (1), S. Author (2) & Y. Author (3) (12 pt Times New Roman; centred)
(1) address 1; (2) address 2; (3) address 3. (12 pt Times New Roman; centred)
Abstract: Maximum 300 words (12 pt; centred and justified)
Please send all abstracts to Rehan Silva at: rehan.silva@qut.edu.au
