A mobile phone application is being trialled to help biosecurity officers identify brown marmorated stink bugs in real-time.

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has teamed up with CSIRO and Microsoft to develop the platform.

Rural editor Sophie Clarke caught up with the department's Alex Gorman to hear more about the pest, and how the app is helping detect it.

A mobile phone application is being trialled to help biosecurity officers identify brown marmorated stink bugs in real-time.
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has teamed up with CSIRO and Microsoft to develop the platform.
Rural editor Sophie Clarke caught up with the department's Alex Gorman to hear more about the pest, and how the app is helping detect it.

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