TPP Australia Update April 2025

This webinar provided an update on the Tomato/Potato Psyllid (TPP) situation in Australia as of April 2025, along with information about the causal organism of Zebra Chip (CLso) and information regarding managing TPP from NZ

Speakers:

Dr Paul Horne is an entomologist and since 1996 has been owner and director of IPM Technologies Pty Ltd. Paul has been involved with the development and implementation of IPM practices with a wide range of crops, and has specialized in potato crops in Australia for over 30 years.

Shakira Johnson is the biosecurity coordinator at AUSVEG, focusing on raising awareness of pests and pathogens not yet in Australian or recently arrived that negatively affect the Australian potato industry.

Mia Novakovic from AuSPICA has valuable insights into the certified potato seed industry, and will be discussing symptoms of CLso seen in the New Zealand potato industry.

PT20000 Potato industry extension and communications project (PotatoLink) is the Australian potato industry extension and communication project, delivered by Applied Horticultural Research (AHR) and funded by Horticulture Innovation Australia Limited (Hort Innovation) using funds from potato fresh and processing industry levies and contributions from the Australian Government.

Sources of information

• Exotic plant pest hotline: 1800 084 881

• Agriculture Victoria reporting website

  • Taking good photos for a report

• Agriculture Victoria TPP information

  • December 2024 update

• WA DPIRD TPP page

ID guide from MT16009 - An IPM extension program for the onion and potato industries

Resources

• Webinar - Controlling pests in potatoes

• Root and Tuber - A guide to pesticide effects on beneficials

• AuSPICA Macquarie Traps article

• Webinar - Australian national tomato potato psyllid and zebra chip surveillance project (MT18008)

• WA DPIRD TPP factsheet

• Tomato potato psyllid pocket identification guide (MT16009)