All posts tagged "pests"

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  News and Views

  Three day, online national fruit fly symposium slated for May 4 2021

  The ongoing battle against fruit fly, which continues to threaten over half of Australia’s $13 billion horticulture sector and the 60,000 people...

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  Differences in insecticide sensitivity shown in fall armyworm

  New research indicates there are variable levels of sensitivity to some insecticides between populations of fall armyworm (FAW) in different geographical areas...

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  Farm Management

  Parkes parthenium patrol

  A major reconnaissance operation, involving more than 30 biosecurity, natural resources, logistics and support specialists from across NSW, will survey two parthenium...

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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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  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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  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.