All posts tagged "pests"

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  R&D funds for new wild dog control methods

  The WA Government is driving research into new methods of controlling wild dogs, releasing details of an $800,000 WA Wild Dog Action...

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  295

  Farm Management

  Take action to limit stable fly breeding over summer

  Horticulture producers and livestock owners along the Swan Coastal Plain, north and south of Perth, are reminded to take action now to...

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  Farm Management

  Be on the lookout for native budworm in crops

  Western Australian growers are advised to inspect canola and pulse crops for native budworm caterpillars (Helicoverpa punctigera), which have escalated in northern...

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  389

  News and Views

  Protecting our ag industries from the risk of BMSB

  The Department of Agriculture and Water Resources is working to ensure Australian producers and our $60 billion agricultural industries are protected from...

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  344

  News and Views

  New tools identify fruit flies

  The business of sorting and identifying the thousands of tephritid ‘true’ fruit flies affecting a wide variety of crops grown in Australia...

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  Winning war on feral wild rabbits

  New research shows how two biological control agents have been effective in reducing the numbers of feral rabbits in Australia.

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  Removing feral pigs from the Singleton area a priority

  Hunter Local Land Services is working with partners in the Singleton area to undertake a major feral pig control program, after increasing...

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  514

  Farm Management

  New permit allows Queensland sugarcane growers to control rats from the air

  Sugar Research Australia (SRA) and CANEGROWERS have worked together to help Queensland sugarcane growers control rat infestations.

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  Farm Management

  Wild dog game changer

  A groundbreaking new Wild Dog Alert system is being developed to help protect livestock by sending real-time messages about wild dog presence...

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  News and Views

  Citrus canker – notification of removal

  Residents who live in a citrus canker restricted area have recently been contacted regarding the removal of their citrus plants to work...