Alison is an entomologist focusing on the area of sustainable pest management in horticultural crops across the south-west of Western Australia. Her main areas of work are temperate horticulture pests, integrated pest management and extension.

Alison’s most recent projects have been on the management of six-spotted mite in avocado orchards, pest and orchard floor management in truffle orchards and avocado, pome fruit and olive integrated pest management.

Based in Manjimup, Alison is the Department’s point of contact for many pest enquiries from horticultural industries across the southwest. As well as liaising with industries as part of her projects she also maintains contact with growers, consultants and other stakeholders in industries such as wine grapes, stone fruit, vegetables and citrus, answering commercial enquiries, presenting at industry events and being a local point of contact for interstate and international researchers.