All posts tagged "biosecurity"
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253AgricultureRecording ‘ribbits’ and a bit of DNA, the key to keeping the Asian black spined toad out!
The Asian black-spined toad (ABST, Duttaphyrnus melanostictus) is a species of significant biosecurity concern to Australian authorities, as it is one of...
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257AgricultureDoes the rabbit virus ‘RHDV2’ have an advantage over ‘RHDV1’ strains?
Rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus 2 (known as RHDV2) is a novel virus that has rapidly spread and become the dominant calicivirus in...
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265News and ViewsEnvironment, agriculture and NRM groups unite in national feral fight
Uniting for a vision of a feral free future, NRM Regions Australia, Invasive Species Council, WoolProducers Australia, and Rabbit Free Australia join...
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198AgricultureThree 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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328AgricultureBiosecurity essentials: new planting material
Almost anything moved onto your property can be a potential source of pests and diseases for your production areas.
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275AgricultureGreen bridge management a key for grains biosecurity
The green bridge is any plant material such as crop volunteers and weeds growing out of season that can act as hosts...
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321News and ViewsDifferences 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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309AgricultureIntegrated 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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273AgricultureThe 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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322AgricultureGlyphosate-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.
