All posts tagged "biosecurity"
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146AgricultureVacuum 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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190News 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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222AgricultureThirteen 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...
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198AgricultureBlueprint for national cooperation on fruit fly released
The path towards a more coordinated and sustainable fruit fly management system to protect the future productivity and profitability of Australia’s horticulture...
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262AgricultureTurning a moment into a movement: mobilising 25-million biosecurity warriors
With COVID-19 and other biosecurity risks placing unprecedented pressure on our biosecurity system, more than 250 champions from across Australia’s and New...
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251AgricultureFall armyworm webinar offers insights from the paddock
Grain growers battling to understand the potential impact of fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) and how to manage this foreign invader can tune...
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290AgricultureCSIRO report finds billion dollar industries at risk from biosecurity threats
Australia needs a more innovative, coordinated and collaborative biosecurity system if it is to keep up with the threat from increasing and...
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300AgricultureBiosecurity essentials: a magnifying lens!
You’ve all seen them, right? Nice photos of pests you’ve been asked to keep an eye out for. But when you actually...
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269AgricultureGrowers urged to monitor crops as exotic pest spreads rapidly through Queensland
Australian farmers are being warned about the rapid movement of a threatening new pest throughout Queensland– the Fall Armyworm (FAW).
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287News and ViewsPlant industries unite to thwart exotic pests threat
A $15 million project led by the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) is expected to boost national capacity for the early...
