Nancy Cunningham

Biography

Nancy has been working as a senior research officer in entomology since 2007 and prior to that as a research officer and technical officer from 1994. Nancy has developed expertise in entomology, pathology and citrus postharvest. She currently works as a senior entomologist (Fruit Fly Response) within the Entomology Unit and has worked on a number of biosecurity programs. She is currently the Waite Insect and Nematode Collection Manager. She's also been principal investigator for several Horticulture Innovation, SAGIT and grains industry projects.

Research interests

• Biosecurity diagnostics and program/project support
• Taxonomic and diagnostic work
• Identification and curation of specimens for the Waite Insect and Nematode Collection
• Citrus pest and postharvest disease management
• Science communication and technical writing

Qualifications

B. Sci., Grad Dip Nat. Res. Mgt, University of Adelaide; 1992, University of Adelaide.

Professional affiliations

• Australian Entomological Society Collections committee
• APPD and PaDil steering committee

Publications and reports

• Nancy Cunningham (2023). Australian Crop Mirid (Sidnia kinbergi) in Lucerne Crops Literature Review. Report for Lucerne Australia and AgriFutures Australia Pasture Seeds Program.
• Cunningham, N. M. (2010). Combinations of treatments to replace the use of conventional fungicides for the commercial control of postharvest diseases of citrus fruit. Stewart Postharvest Review 2010 Vol.6 No.1 pp.article 2.
• Akter, H., Cunningham, N., Rempoulakis, P., & Bluml, M. (2023). An Overview of Phytosanitary Irradiation Requirements for Australian Pests of Quarantine Concern. Agriculture, 13(4), 771.
• Taverner PD, Sutton C, Cunningham NM, Dyson C, Lucas N, Myers SW. (2011). Efficacy of Several Insecticides Alone and With Horticultural Mineral Oils on Light Brown Apple Moth (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) Eggs. Journal of Economic Entomology, 104(1):220-224. 2011.
• Peter Taverner, Annunziata Leo, Nancy Cunningham (2017). Efficacy of peracetic acid in ambient and warm water to control conidia of Penicillium digitatum, New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science, DOI.
• Peter D. Taverner, Clay Sutton, Nancy M. Cunningham, Scott W. Myers (2012). The potential of mineral oils alone and with reduced rates of insecticides for the control of light brown apple moth, Epiphyas postvittana (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), on nursery plants. Crop Protection 42:83–87.