All posts tagged "pests"

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  Broadacre

  GRDC invests in better mouse management for WA growers ahead of increased activity

  Reports of an increase in mouse activity across Western Australia’s grain growing region haven’t come as a surprise to industry experts, who...

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  427

  Small Farms

  NFFC will continue to prevent fruit fly in Australia

  The National Fruit Fly Council (NFFC) has secured funding from Hort Innovation for phase 4 of the project that will strategically coordinate...

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  584

  News and Views

  Polyphagous shot-hole borer detected in Western Australia

  Nursery, fruit, nut and forestry industries in Western Australia should be on the lookout for the exotic pest, polyphagous shot-hole borer (Euwallacea...

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  News and Views

  National Fruit Fly Council appoints new manager

  Plant Health Australia (PHA) and Hort Innovation are proud to announce that Stuart Burgess has been appointed as the new manager of...

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  697

  Small Farms

  Celebrating the eradication of varroa mite

  Beekeepers and growers of pollination-reliant crops are celebrating the official announcement by the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment that varroa...

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  601

  News and Views

  New important conditions for Brown Marmorated Stinkbug season

  The first day of Spring marks a lot of things for farmers, one of them being the beginning of brown marmorated stink...

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  899

  Farm Management

  PHA launches free plant biosecurity surveillance training

  Plant Health Australia (PHA) has launched an online plant biosecurity surveillance course aimed at strengthening industry and government’s plant biosecurity response readiness...

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  852

  Farm Management

  Farm biosecurity improves the management of soil-borne diseases

  Disease causing organisms found in the soil can be very difficult and expensive to control or eradicate. For many, once they are...

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  751

  Farm Management

  What happens when an exotic pest arrives in Australia?

  An important part of Australia’s biosecurity system is to prepare for the arrival of exotic pests. Preparations are based on an understanding...

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  567

  Farm Management

  The status of plant biosecurity in Australia

  The National Plant Biosecurity Status Report (NPBSR) is the latest comprehensive plant biosecurity resource detailing Australia’s plant biosecurity system and the pre-border,...