All posts tagged "pests"

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  News and Views

  Working with PNG to strengthen Australia’s biosecurity

  Australia is building stronger offshore biosecurity measures, with surveys now underway with Papua New Guinea (PNG) to better manage the risk of...

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  Farm Management

  Damn these flies!

  Growers of fruit and vegetables that can be hosts of fruit fly – in particular Mediterranean and Queensland fruit fly – are...

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  Small Farms

  It’s stink bug season again

  In recent years between September and April, the Australian Government Department of Agriculture and Water Resources has declared ‘stink bug season’ and...

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  News and Views

  Securing Australia’s plant health status

  The future of Australia’s favourable plant health status received a significant boost, with the announcement of a $330,000 Government funded trial of...

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  News and Views

  Biosecurity keeps Australian wine flowing

  The value of biosecurity for Australia’s wine industry has been highlighted, with the release of a new Australian Bureau of Agricultural and...

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  Estimating the impact of a Xylella incursion in Australia

  A Xylella fastidiosa incursion could cost Australia’s wine grape and wine-making industries up to $7.9 billion over 50 years, according to a...

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  Broadacre

  Winning feral photos turning negatives into positives

  The winning images of our annual photo competition have captured the dark side of pest animals and weeds – showcasing infestation, damage...

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  Broadacre

  Biotype of Australia’s Russian Wheat Aphid populations now known

  Australian scientists have confirmed that the Russian Wheat Aphid (RWA) now established throughout parts of the nation’s south-eastern cropping regions is a...

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  News and Views

  Great strides in the management of wild dogs

  Western Local Land Services has concluded its spring wild dog baiting program which was another successful operation involving 11 pest animal control...

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  Small Farms

  The enemy within: containing regional plant pests

  Biosecurity officers in South Australia recently set up a random road block near Blanchetown, to stop and inspect vehicles for fruit and...