Second round of melon virus surveillance for Queensland Details Discovered at: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-09-04/second-round-of-cgmmv-surveillance-un… Sites: IBIS PH Publish date: Fri 2015-Sep-4 Author: QLD Country Hour Kallee Buchanan Channel: Industry Text (summary): Biosecurity Queensland is starting its second round of surveillance of the state’s cucurbit industry in a bid to eradicate a devastating virus. The cucumber green mottle mosaic virus (CGMMV) was found on a property in North Queensland earlier this year, after initial outbreaks in the Northern Territory, where measures now focus on controlling it by forcing farmers to destroy their crops. The Queensland Department of Agriculture is planning to revisit every growing region in the state, to minimise the risk of CGMMV spreading to valuable production areas. The virus has the potential to wreak havoc in Queensland’s $90 million melon industry if it spreads beyond the Charters Towers property to more established regions, like Chinchilla, Bowen and Bundaberg. Biosecurity Queensland’s principle policy officer Craig Jennings said the second year of surveillance would include soil and leaf testing to give growers confidence the disease has been isolated to one farm. Locations Discovery Original language: English Original title: Second round of melon virus surveillance for Queensland Original text (summary): Updated September 04, 2015 15:30:28 Biosecurity Queensland is starting its second round of surveillance of the state’s cucurbit industry in a bid to eradicate a devastating virus. The cucumber green mottle mosaic virus (CGMMV) was found on a property in North Queensland earlier this year, after initial outbreaks in the Northern Territory, where measures now focus on controlling it by forcing farmers to destroy their crops. The Queensland Department of Agriculture is planning to revisit every growing region in the state, to minimise the risk of CGMMV spreading to valuable production areas. The virus has the potential to wreak havoc in Queensland’s $90 million melon industry if it spreads beyond the Charters Towers property to more established regions, like Chinchilla, Bowen and Bundaberg. Biosecurity Queensland’s principle policy officer Craig Jennings said the second year of surveillance would include soil and leaf testing to give growers confidence the disease has been isolated to one farm. Issues Issue(s) that this article relates to, if applicable. Issue Status Start Northern Australia – Cucumber mosaic virus outbreak 2014-15 emerging Workflow Status: Promoted
