All posts tagged "biosecurity"

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  Global collaboration leads to innovative fruit fly research

  The Plant Biosecurity Cooperative Research Centre will be a major contributor to the First Symposium of the Tephritid Workers of Asia, Australia...

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  The lure of Qfly control

  It’s been described as the gaping hole in the toolbox for fruit growers – an effective lure and kill device for female...

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  New chilli pathogens discovered in Australia

  Scientists have identified four new pathogens previously not found in Australian chillies, raising the stakes for the country’s quarantine and disease resistance...

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  Asian honey bees and varroa in Townsville

  The Queensland city of Townsville is on alert after varroa mites (Varroa jacobsoni) were found in a feral Asian honey bee hive...

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  Weeding out pesky problem on Lord Howe Island

  Some of Australia’s most pristine wilderness is about to be improved significantly with the recent release of a new biological control agent...

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  Varroa mites found in Townsville port

  An Asian honey bee (Apis cerana) hive has been found at the port in Townsville, Queensland, with scientific analysis of the bees...

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  Getting stuck into vehicle inspection training

  Finding the Velcro dots stuck onto tractors and utes was the task set for trainee machinery inspectors at workshops held in NSW,...

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  Global threat to agriculture from invasive species

  New CSIRO research into the global impacts of invasive species has found that sub-Saharan African countries are most at risk, while China...

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  Satellite tracking to be deployed for flying fox management

  The Queensland Government has announced a $2.7 million investment over three years to help local councils monitor little-red flying fox movements and...

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  Victoria and South Australia tackle fruit fly head on

  Fruit growers have welcomed a cooperative agreement to fund the establishment of a Sterile Insect Technology program to help eradicate fruit flies...