Amber Balfour-Cunningham
Entomology Technical Officer
My role in the department
Amber Balfour-Cunningham is a Technical Officer in Entomology working on surveillance and control of crop pests including diamondback moth, native budworm, fall armyworm and aphids.
My background
Amber has a BSc with Honours from UWA and started working for DPIRD in 2017 on management of fruit fly in Carnarvon.
She moved to the Northam office in 2018 and gained research experience working in plant pathology, agronomy, and soil nutrition before commencing her current entomology role.