All posts tagged "biosecurity"
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146AgricultureIntegrated 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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140AgricultureThe importance of records in an incursion
If you sometimes feel like you are drowning in paperwork, be reassured that keeping records is a genuinely useful biosecurity practice.
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264AgricultureGlyphosate-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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422AgricultureFeralScan 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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615AgriculturePick 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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599AgricultureCheck before you pack and go
While the rules are relaxing for people moving around Australia between different states and territories in relation to COVID-19, the rules remain...
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634AgricultureConnecting plant health surveillance professionals
Members of the Plant Surveillance Network Australasia-Pacific are now better connected following the launch of a new website at the Annual Surveillance...
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850AgricultureVacuum cleaner dust helps confirm biosecurity response
An exotic insect, known as a Khapra beetle (Trogoderma granarium), forced the lockdown of two retail outlets in Canberra back in August...
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379News and ViewsDefending against a new pest, fall armyworm
Since its detection across northern parts of Queensland, Northern Territory and Western Australia in February 2020, fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) has been...
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554AgricultureThirteen years at Centre’s helm ensures lasting feral pest innovation legacy
Ensuring farmers, researchers, government, industry and the community work together with impact has been the lasting legacy left by the Centre for...
