Myrtle rust reporter app

The free myrtle rust reporter app went live on the iPhone and Android app stores today. You can use it to quickly take photos of the trees in the Myrtaceae family in your neighbourhood that you care about the most.

Each time you pass, stop and have a look for yellow or orange powdery spots on the leaves. If you find them, don't touch. Photograph it with the app and call the biosecurity hotline immediately at 0800 80 99 66.

Myrtle rust is a major threat to native, production, and ornamental plants in the myrtle family. Everything from eucalypts to manuka to pohutukawa are a risk. Managing the pathogen requires a lot of up-to-date knowledge of where it is, where it isn't (yet), and how quickly it's spreading.

Please spread the word (and not the rust).

You can learn more about the app here and learn more about myrtle rust here.

Julkaistu marraskuu 27, 2017 02:13 AP. käyttäjältä jon_sullivan