Global monitoring of wheat rust, and the network of people and organisations involved is growing exponentially, as the battle against wheat rusts intensifies. Rust never sleeps – since the 1980s, we have seen a massive increase in the emergence of new strains, and an increase in the number of incursions in many parts of the world. Dr Kumarze Nazari talking about what is involved in surveillance of wheat rust. Recorded and edited by Liz Clarke, ICARDA.