NSW DPI Biosecurity Collections

Brief description

Physical records of: 1. The insects and related forms associated with agricultural and forestry activity in New South Wales since 1890. It is housed at https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/dpi/about-us/research-and-development/centres/orange-research-station (Orange Agricultural Institute, Orange, NSW) and is managed under ISO accreditation. 2. The NSW DPI Plant Pathology & Mycology Herbarium specimens at this collection form the official plant disease records for NSW as well the states repository for mycological specimens (non-pathogenic fungi). The herbarium includes a living culture collection of fungi, bacteria and plant viruses of over 12,000 cultures. Specimens cover fungi (plant pathogens, entomopathogens, beneficial fungi, native fungi), bacteria (pathogenic, beneficial), viruses, phytoplasma, oomycetes and nematodes. The the percentage of digitised records across these collections is: • Approximately 500,000 pinned insects (73%) • 33,000 slide-mounted mites and smaller insects (98%) • 40,000 specimens stored in alcohol (90%) • 2,270 insect and mite types including 314 primary types. • 95,407 herbarium specimens and cultures (78.8%)