Our facilities and services

OAI labs

Research

  • A range of laboratory facilities, controlled environment growth chambers and greenhouses
Biosecurity collections

Education

  • Quarantine containment level 3 Insectarium, for the screening of potential insect biological control agents
  • Biosecurity Collections - Insect & Mite Collection and Plant Pathology & Mycology Herbarium, storing the official plant pest and disease records for NSW
Aerial view of OAI

Farming

  • 183ha of land
  • Storage dam for irrigation and livestock with 174 megalitre capacity
Training centre

Community

  • Training Centre available for hire for up to 150 internal and external customers, contact us for bookings.

Laboratory services

  • Insect, mite, plant pathology, pest and weed biocontrol identification, research, management and vouchering services for primary producers, importers, exporters and land managers.
  • Laboratories that form the major centre for providing pest and invertebrate diagnosis and research for the early detection, reduction, on-going management or eradication of harmful plant pests and weeds (as part of a National and statewide network).
  • Taxonomic research and diagnostic support for plant diseases.
  • A full complement of low to high laboratory and containment facilities, with Approved Arrangement Premises.
  • Accredited collections facilitating the NSW repository for biological reference vouchers of pests and diseases. Long term preservation services associated with sample vouchering include dry & alcohol preservation, freeze drying & freezing.

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