All posts tagged "pests"

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  Farm Management

  Fruit growers learn how to protect against pests and diseases

  Deciduous fruit growers have access to the latest information on all aspects of protecting orchards from pests and diseases in the new...

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  News and Views

  ​Funding the WA front line against wild dogs and weeds

  Producers and graziers across regional Western Australia will be able to better manage pests and weeds thanks to $1.5 million from the...

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  Farm Management

  Natural habitat can help farmers control pests but not always a win-win

  Charles Sturt University (CSU) ecologists have contributed to a global study of the impact of natural habitat around farms on pest control...

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  Farm Management

  Screening service to test for insecticide resistance in crop pests

  Grain growers are being asked whether they have noticed a chemical control failure or suspect insecticide resistance in redlegged earth mite (RLEM)...

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  Broadacre

  Research uncovers new changes in fungicide resistance in WA barley

  Researchers from the Centre for Crop and Disease Management (CCDM), working closely with the WA Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development...

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  Farm Management

  The big picture of how Australia protects itself from plant pests and diseases

  The latest go-to guide to how Australia protects itself against exotic plant pests and diseases reveals the tremendous effort being made across...

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  News and Views

  Virus combo gets jump on feral rabbits

  The combined release of two common biological control agents in Australia has given farmers and landowners an advantage in the fight against...

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  Farm Management

  Growers urged to monitor for crop mites

  Southern region grain growers are being advised to monitor for redlegged earth mites (RLEM) this winter, with experts warning environmental conditions have...

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  Small Farms

  Encouraging results from citrus canker response

  The strong response to the citrus canker detection in the Northern Territory is delivering important outcomes, as government and industry work together...

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  Farm Management

  Next generation of fruit fly handbook and website launched

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