All posts tagged "pests"

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  Research

  Finding 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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  Research

  Protecting 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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  Research

  What 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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  News and Views

  From 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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  Technology

  Wild Dog Alert prototype sends first text alerts

  The Wild Dog Alert ‘SMS 4G camera trap system’ has been turned on for testing, and in its first night has identified...

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  News and Views

  $16.9 million for smart fruit fly management

  Australian fruit and vegetable growers will be given a new edge in the fight against fruit fly, with new high-tech systems giving...

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  Australia’s largest research collaboration established to tackle feral deer

  To tackle the escalating threat of feral deer, the Centre for Invasive Species Solutions has brought together five state and territory governments,...

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  Science

  New start-up sets sights on fruit fly

  The Government is helping Australian farmers through a new tech start-up taking aim at Australia’s biggest biosecurity barrier to trade: the fruit...

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  Science

  The big picture of how Australia protects itself from plant pests and diseases

  The latest go-to guide to how Australia protects itself against exotic plant pests and diseases reveals the tremendous effort being made across...

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  Virus combo gets jump on feral rabbits

  The combined release of two common biological control agents in Australia has given farmers and landowners an advantage in the fight against...