Sentinel 7 commenced sampling at Tapanappa Wines in the Adelaide Hills on the 25th December 2021.

The sentinel unit features two insect suction traps, sampling airborne insects at two metres and six metres, a spore suction trap, and an onboard weather station. Priority pathogens for grains, horticulture and wine are targeted for identification at this site.

Fungal pathogens targeted

Yellow Leaf Spot (Pyrenophora tritici-repentis) 

Blackleg of Canola (Leptosphaeria maculans)

 Sclerotinia Stem Rot or White Rot (Sclerotinia sclerotiorum)

 Grey mould (Botrytis cinerea)

 Septoria tritici blotch (Zymoseptoria tritici)

 Myrtle Rust (Austropuccinia psidii)

 Powdery Mildew of Grapevine (Erysiphe necator)