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Looking to better manage Fireweed and African Boxthorn: New and updated manuals are now available

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  • Plants
Fireweed and African Boxthorn are major weeds with economic, environmental, and social impacts.
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Issues of global strategic importance for plant health

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  • Plants
Issues of global strategic importance were discussed during the October 2023 Strategic Planning Group (SPG) meeting of the International Plant…
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Highlighting plant biosecurity tools and opportunities

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  • Plants
Plant pathologists from across the country and region converged on Adelaide in November for the 24th Australasian Plant Pathology Society conference.
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Biocontrol puts weeds on the back foot

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  • Pests
Renewed focus on weed biocontrol is set to deliver benefits to land managers and the environment in the fight against weeds.
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Farmers fork out billions a year on pests and weeds

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  • Pests
Pests and weeds are costing farmers a combined $5.3 billion a year in both management and production loss.
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Pests and weeds on the rise

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  • ABARES
The third national survey of pests and weeds shows 85% land managers spent on average around $21,950 in 2022 on pest and weed species management.
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An easier way to find out about pest and disease incursions

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  • Diseases
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Suction trap targets winged exotic pests

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  • Pests
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Stop pests and diseases blooming in Australia

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  • Biosecurity
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Celebrating women in plant science

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  • Plants
The STEM Equity Monitor is a national data resource provided by the Australian Government Department of Industry, Science and Resources, measuring…
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Australia supports Pacific for plant health talks

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  • Biosecurity
Australia is proud to be able to help Pacific Island nations bring their views and expertise to critical international plant health talks.
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Australia co-hosts international forum to manage hitchhiker biosecurity risks associated with sea containers

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  • International
Hitchhiker pests are not native to Australia and have a specific biology or behaviour that allows them to ‘hitch a ride’ to Australia via sea…
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$22,000 worth of infringement notices for four passengers attempting to smuggle plant products

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  • Biosecurity
Deliberate attempts to circumvent our biosecurity laws has resulted in four $5,500 infringement notices given to four different passengers across a…
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Fighting the exotic mosquito menace

  • Biosecurity
Sydney’s warm and wet weather over the past year has kept Australia’s frontline biosecurity officers busy in the fight against mosquito-borne…