Community Engagement in Plant Pest Surveillance

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1 Community Engagement in Plant Pest Surveillance Rob Emery Senior Entomologist Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia Supporting your success

2 Pest surveillance Active surveillance Targeted surveillance Surveys

3 Pest surveillance Active surveillance Targeted surveillance Surveys

Case study the Khapra Beetle The khapra beetle, Trogoderma granarium is a stored product pest of great significance, nominated as one of the 100 worst invasive species

animal matter Khapra beetle s importance however, lies not only in its capacity to cause serious damage to stored commodities, but also the impact it has on trade

4 Case study the Khapra Beetle The khapra beetle, Trogoderma granarium is a stored product pest of great significance, nominated as one of the 100 worst invasive species It infests grain and cereal products, particularly wheat, barley, oats, rye, maize, rice, flour, malt, and noodles, although it will feed on almost any dried plant or animal matter Khapra beetle s importance however, lies not only in its capacity to cause serious damage to stored commodities, but also the impact it has on trade Khapra beetle are occasionally intercepted at ports by the Australian Quarantine Inspection Service in vessel holds and ship s stores however it was never found in Australia

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To prove successful eradication, Khapra Beetle monitoring was conducted for two years: 44 Trécé Storgard traps placed in: treated and neighbouring houses shipping container receival facility

7 To prove successful eradication, Khapra Beetle monitoring was conducted for two years: 44 Trécé Storgard traps placed in: treated and neighbouring houses shipping container receival facility cardboard recycling facility waste transfer station Traps serviced: weekly for the first month fortnightly during warmer months monthly during cold season Trapping program follows fumigation

8 Post-eradication trapping sites

9 ZERO The most important number in Surveillance is Quality and quantity of zero data

Quality and quantity of zero data Habitat

prompt Sample barcode Collector Information

10 Quality and quantity of zero data Habitat Information Habitat risk Weather conditions Trap placement Lure efficiency Activity Information Trap barcode ID Replace trap/lure prompt Sample barcode Collector Information Collector ID Collector certification Collector efficiency Spatial/Temporal Information Date & time stamp GPS decimal degrees Site & sample imagery

Printed barcode sample ID provides chain of evidence Transcription errors are eliminated as there is no data entry,

11 Data quality, quantity and Chain of Evidence Data accuracy is improved through immediate field validation where the user cannot proceed unless data checks are satisfied Visits to sites can be audited with GPS position, barcode and PDA clock Printed barcode sample ID provides chain of evidence Transcription errors are eliminated as there is no data entry, information is simply imported Data can be synchronised from field locations using USB, WiFi, bluetooth or any internet connection

12 Smartphone Pest Surveillance Database Property details

13 Activity details Grain ecology Test Trap

14 Specimen details

15 Post-eradication trapping data Property Trap Khapra Other Species Inspections Beetle Residential property 7A Residential property 7B Residential property 9A spider; Trogoderma spp native Trogoderma; cockroach; Anthrenus carpet beetle; fly; Residential property 9B (infested 87 0 termite; Silvanidae foreign grain beetle premises) Residential property 1A Residential property 1B Ant; Anthrenus carpet beetle; Anthrenus spp; Anthrenus verbasci European carpet beetle; Industrial waste transfer station Blattidae flower cockroach; cockroach; cricket; Curculionidae Sitophilus oryzae rice weevil; Dermestidae ; German cockroach; Lathridiidae; Lepismatidae silverfish; Mezium sp. spider beetle; Portuguese millipede; Psocidae booklice; Trogoderma sp.; Ptinidae Mezium americanum spider beetle.; Rhyparochromidae.; Rhyzopertha dominica lesser grain borer; silverfish.; Simuliidae fly; spider; spider beetle; springtails; Tenebrionidae vegetable beetle; Trogoderma sp.; Trogoderma spp; Trogoderma variabile warehouse beetle; Typhaea stercorea hairy fungus beetle; unknown larval skin; unknown weevil; Industrial cardboard recycling facility Industrial sea container receival facility Totals ant; Anthrenus carpet beetle; Anthrenus sp; Anthrenus sp. carpet beetle; black beetle; Dermestidae; Dermestidae Trogoderma variabile warehouse beetle; hunchback fly; Hygrobidae water beetle; non-biting midge; parasitic wasp; Phradonoma bicolor ; Psocids; Psycodidae moth fly; Rutherglen bug; scarab beetle; Simuliidae fly; spider beetle; Staphylinidae; Trogoderma native Trogoderma; Trogoderma sp.; Trogoderma variabile warehouse beetle; Typhaea stercorea hairy fungus beetle; Anthrenus sp. carpet beetle; case-making clothes moth.; Dermestidae Trogoderma variabile ; drugstore beetle; moth; non-biting midge; non-stinging midge; psocids; psocids; Psycodidae hunchback fly; Psycodidae moth fly; Psycodidae moth fly; Rutherglen bug; scale insect; spider; spring beetle; Trogoderma sp.; Trogoderma spp.; Trogoderma variabile ; warehouse beetle;

16 Pest Surveillance Community engagement Crowd sourcing Citizen science General surveillance

17 Pest surveillance Community engagement Crowd sourcing Citizen science General surveillance

18 Project Noah

19 flickr

20 Atlas of Living Australia

21 Bowerbird

22 PlantTracker University of Bristol

23 Ute Guides

24 PestWeb Online query page

25 PestWeb Online results page

26 PestWeb Underlying Database

27 Pest Selection

28 Pest Details

29 High Resolution Image and Video Download

30 Report suspicious finds

31 Case study the European Wasp

32 European wasp Adopt-a-Trap

33 European wasp Adopt-a-Trap

34 Myrtle rust Adopt-a-Tree

35 SnapCard Where to next?...

36 SnapCard

37 Record keeping for Health Department

38 Photograph spray card

39 Calculate actual coverage

40 SnapCard server archive

41 Adopt-a-crop Where to next?...

42 Acknowledgements SUPPORTING ORGANISATIONS COGGO - Council of Grain Grower Organisations Ltd. Locked bag 888, Como. WA 6952 PBCRC Cooperative Research Centre for National Plant Biosecurity, Suite B1, Ground Floor, Building 6, University of Canberra, Bruce, Australian Capital Territory 2617 DAFWA Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia, 3 Baron-Hay Court, South Perth, Western Australia 6151 COLLEAGUES Darryl Hardie, Senior Entomologist, Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia, Baron-Hay Court, South Perth, Western Australia 6151 Rosalie McCauley, Technical Officer, Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia, Baron-Hay Court, South Perth, Western Australia 6151 Christian Nansen University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Hwy, Crawley WA 6009 Nicolas Garel, Analyst Programmer, Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia, Baron-Hay Court, South Perth, Western Australia 6151

Monitoring with Pheromone Traps and Trap Catch Interpretation. James F. Campbell USDA ARS

Monitoring with Pheromone Traps and Trap Catch Interpretation James F. Campbell USDA ARS Questions Monitoring can Address What insects are present? Where are they located? How are numbers changing over