All posts tagged "pests"
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182SciencePreparing Australia to manage fall armyworm
The Australian Government has provided a grant of $600,000 to Plant Health Australia (PHA) to fill some of the R&D gaps for...
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214News and ViewsSignificant progress towards a weeds RDE portfolio
Over the past two years the Centre has been making steady but important progress in moving towards the development of a Weeds...
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579ResearchResearchers test their real time eDNA detection kits in Thailand
The ornamental fish trade in Australia has an estimated value of about $350 million, with 12 to 14 million fish imported each...
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430ScienceCan we use flies to monitor RHDV activity?
The National Rabbit Biocontrol Monitoring Program is working on new and innovative ways to monitor the movement of the various RHDV (calicivirus)...
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479ResearchUsing ground-based shooting to successfully manage overabundant pest animals
Researchers from Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom have joined forces to review the use of ground-based shooting for the management...
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454News and ViewsArtificial intelligence to help weed out pests
The development of an artificially intelligent weapon to help in the fight against Australia’s $5 billion weed scourge will receive $1.97 million...
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579ResearchFinding the ‘needle in a haystack’ with new portable DNA device
A new smart-phone sized technology to quickly sequence DNA is being tested by University of Canberra researchers, through the Centre for Invasive...
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491ResearchProtecting sheep from flystrike
A global research project led by The University of Western Australia in collaboration with the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development...
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501ResearchWhat is the cost of soil-borne crop disease?
Agriculture Victoria is calling on growers and agronomists to contribute to a national project seeking to determine the potential soil-borne diseases of...
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704News and ViewsFrom knowledge to know-how – motivating landholders to take management action
Professor Don Hine and Dr Lynette McLeod are currently leading one of our Centre’s key behaviour change projects looking at how we...
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CSIRO launches Australia’s first accredited face mask testing facility - GetSTEM
CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, has launched the nation’s first accredited surgical face mask testing facility in Melbourne, to help frontline health workers in the fight against COVID-19, while supporting Australian business. The new facility, accredited by the National Association ...
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Many parents confuse fighting with bullying - Get Education
A recent study by Dr Lesley-Anne Ey of UniSA and Professor Marilyn Campbell of the Queensland University of Technology found that only a small number of parents can clearly describe what bullying is. A total of 201 parents of young children between the ages of 5 and 10 participated in an online surv...
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Colin Lew on COVID-19 and transport
Colin Lew, Head of Technology at Intelematics, writes about what he sees happening to transport now and in the future in this time of pandemic.
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Arts research scholarships keep students on the creative path - Get Education
Two talented Adelaide students have been granted the opportunity to pursue their arts dreams despite the ongoing disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic, thanks to a generous University of South Australia scholarship program. The Ruth Rentschler Research Grant supports arts and cultural management stude...
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Friday, August 7th, 2020 at 12:50am
CSIRO launches Australia’s first accredited face mask testing facility https://t.co/385Kvb5JEg
CSIRO launches Australia’s first accredited face mask testing facility https://t.co/385Kvb5JEg