Diane Anderson – MPI<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Diane is an Incursion Investigator in the MPI Plant Health team. The team investigates suspect exotic pests and diseases after they’ve crossed the border.\u00a0 Where the presence of an exotic organism is confirmed, they\u00a0eradicate them if possible or transition them to Response if it needs wider coordination. Diane has over 25 years\u2019 experience as an Entomologist, including 16 years at the MPI Plant Health and Environment Laboratory. Prior to this she worked for Scion in the Forest Biosecurity & Protection unit.\u00a0 She has experience in diagnostic and advisory services for suspected exotic and high impact pests such as the Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB).\u00a0 She has also been involved in multiple biosecurity responses including responses to exotic pest fruit flies, Hadda beetle, subterranean termites and western drywood termites to name a few.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Biosecurity \u2013 Incursion Investigation and Beyond.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Come and learn about the Incursion Investigation Plant Health team. \u00a0Who we are, where we fit in the Biosecurity system and why people should care about what we do. A brief overview of the Biosecurity system will also be covered.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Biography Diane Anderson – MPI Diane is an Incursion Investigator in the MPI Plant Health team. The team investigates suspect exotic pests and diseases after they’ve crossed the border.\u00a0 Where the presence of an exotic organism is confirmed, they\u00a0eradicate them if possible or transition them to Response if it needs wider coordination. Diane has over…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":2882,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2880","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-vegetable-speakers"],"yoast_head":"\n