All posts tagged "pests"

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  Must See

  Who is the next Farm Biosecurity Producer of the Year?

  If you know an Aussie farmer who takes biosecurity seriously and goes the extra length to avoid diseases, pests and weeds coming...

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  News and Views

  Sniffing out success in eradicating a pest

  The Territory Government has enlisted odour detection dogs to tackle a potential biosecurity threat in the Territory, and is seeing fantastic results.

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  News and Views

  Hitchhiking bugs cause a stink

  Emergency measures introduced in 2014 to prevent an exotic stink bug establishing itself in Australia were so successful that similar measures have...

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  News and Views

  Fitzgibbon residents urged to be on the lookout for fire ants

  Biosecurity Queensland has stepped up its community engagement program in Fitzgibbon, in Brisbane’s north eastern suburbs to ensure any other red imported...

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  News and Views

  Horticulture industry abuzz for better bee pest surveillance

  The Federal Government is strengthening the surveillance of Australia’s bee population for exotic pests, protecting an industry worth $2.5 billion to horticulture...

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  Fast Facts

  Eradicating exotic pests with ‘infertility genes’ may be possible

  University of Adelaide researchers have shown that it may be possible to eradicate populations of invasive pest animals through the inheritance of...

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  Farm Management

  Keeping pests at bay the hi-tech way

  With pest animals estimated to cost the Australian economy up to $1 billion a year, CSIRO scientists have developed a humane new...

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  News and Views

  Fire ant nests detected in Lowood

  Red imported fire ants (fire ants) have been detected in Lowood in the Brisbane Valley.

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  News and Views

  Invasive ant battle goes national

  Exotic invasive ants, including the dreaded red imported fire ant, are looming as the next major battleground in the fight against invasive...

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  News and Views

  National commitment to eradicate fire ants

  The strength of Australia’s national biosecurity network has received a boost with a ten-year commitment and $380 million in funding from the...