Join researchers from CSIRO, Landcare Tasmania, and a local weed expert for an afternoon learning about African boxthorn management and a new nationally-approved African Boxthorn rust fungus (Puccinia rapipes) biocontrol.  

You'll hear from:

• Dr Ben Gooden from CSIRO - background on the research and how to correctly release and monitor the biocontrol
• Landcare Tasmania - what support you can get to manage woody weedy on your property
• Axel Meiss, weed expert - other physical and mechanical methods for control to manage African Boxthorn

Where:  Bass and Flinders Bowls Club, 165 – 225 Low Head Road, Low Head

When: Thursday, 1 October 1:30-4pm (2.5 hrs)

To register for a biocontrol release kit from CSIRO, please click here.

To watch the recording of the webinar on Biological Control of Weeds in Tasmania (Boxthorn and Sea Spurge), click here for practical overview of the science, safety and real-world application of biocontrol for African Boxthorn, as well as updates on Sea Spurge biocontrol to support coastal restoration efforts. 

This project is part of a 'Nation-wide weed biocontrol mass-rearing and release network for enhanced drought resilience in Australia’s agricultural landscapes' initiative, funded by the Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund and led by the Centre for Invasive Species Solutions (CISS).