Banana Bunchy Top Virus Program - National Surveillance, Management and Education

With banana bunchy top virus the most serious viral disease of bananas, this investment plays an important role in controlling the disease in Australia. Project activities are designed to protect uninfested areas; limit and remove infestation from farms and then protect from reinfestation; and to reduce the disease range. The program’s ongoing strategy involves risk-based surveillance and plant rogueing, conducted by surveillance teams. The regularity of farm inspections will be based on the frequency and intensity of the property’s prior infections. The program also involves a suite of awareness activities, with an education program designed to enhance the involvement of growers, consultants and other relevant partners in bunchy top management.