All posts tagged "pests"

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  News and Views

  Integrated pest management best option for new leaf miner

  Serpentine leafminer (Liriomyza huidobrensis) is a new pest to arrive in Australia, first reported in NSW in Greater Sydney in October 2020,...

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  195

  Farm Management

  Glyphosate-resistant capeweed detected in WA

  Researchers from the Grains Research and Development Corporation-supported Australian Herbicide Resistance Initiative (AHRI) have detected the world’s first population of glyphosate-resistant capeweed.

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  News and Views

  Hop to it and snap a feral for new competition!

  The popular Feral Photos and Video competition is back and being reignited in a major way with close to $5000 worth of...

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  286

  News and Views

  FeralScan celebrates 10 years of pest monitoring

  Launched on Australia Day 2011, FeralScan has marked its tenth anniversary with a major upgrade to the free Centre for Invasive Species...

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  Farm Management

  Pick up fallen fruit in orchards

  With producers reporting traditional backpacker labour shortages for picking crops, there are reports of people saying they will leave their fruit unpicked...

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  News and Views

  FeralScan and pest management workshops in NSW – 44 completed and counting

  Forty-four training sessions for communities and pest management organisations have been delivered across NSW in 2020, as part of the Centre for...

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  News and Views

  Seeing more rabbits over summer does not mean we are losing the fight

  It is common around this time of year to see more rabbits hopping around.

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  Farm Management

  Toxic strangler weed found in Bourke and Brewarrina shires

  Property owners and land managers in north west NSW have been urged to check their properties for the toxic invasive weed, rubber...

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  318

  Farm Management

  Report and control locusts to minimise impacts of autumn crops

  Landholders are advised to keep a close watch on locust populations over the summer months and take action to avoid potentially bigger...

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  News and Views

  Rainfall prompts weed and feed warning for sheep producers

  Sheep producers whose properties received recent rainfall have been urged to take action to protect the productivity and profitability of their flock...