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Assessment of northern China's fruit fly pest free areas: Hebei, Shandong and Xinjiang

6 March 2009 Biosecurity Australia Advice 2009/04 This Biosecurity Australia Advice informs stakeholders that Biosecurity Australia has undertaken an assessment for recognition of northern China…
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Appeals on the Provisional Final Import Risk Analysis Report for Fresh Unshu Madarin Fruit from Japan

​​1 June 2009BIOSECURITY AUSTRALIA ADVICE 2009/13 This Biosecurity Australia Advice notifies stakeholders that an Import Risk Analysis Appeals Panel (IRAAP) will be convened to consider…
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Group pest risk analysis for thrips and orthotospoviruses on fresh fruit, vegetable, cut-flower and foliage imports

​​​​​​The Department of Agriculture and Water Resources has completed its group pest risk analysis (PRA) for thrips and orthotospoviruses on fresh fruit, vegetable, cut-flower and foliage imports. As our first group PRA, we considered the biosecurity risk posed by plant-feeding thrips insects (…
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Group pest risk analyses

​​​We are improving the effectiveness and consistency of the pest risk analysis (PRA) process. A key step in this process is the development of a group PRA approach. In a PRA, we evaluate the evidence to determine whether an organism: is a pest needs regulation needs phytosanitary measures…
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Centre of Excellence for Biosecurity Risk Analysis

The department will continue its collaboration with the Centre of Excellence for Biosecurity Risk Analysis (CEBRA), with the Australian Government providing a $6.4 million grant to the University of Melbourne to continue biosecurity research crucial to protecting the nation’s agricultural,…
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Departmental Policy - Health and safety management

​Publication detailsDepartment of Agriculture, 2019This guideline outlines the Department of Agriculture commitment to health and safety management.​DownloadDocumentPagesFile size Departmental…
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13. Aiolopus thalassinus (nymph)

​Nymph description 13 of 15 Distribution Nymph Description: The colour is brown to green in early stages and more green in later ones. In profile the…
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Description of nymphs

​​Species Go to description of:1. Australian plague locust, Chortoicetes terminifera Nymph 2. Spur-throated locust,…
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15. Wingless grasshopper: Phaulacridium vittatum

Short winged morph of an adult Wingless grasshopper Long winged morph of an adult Wingless grasshopper Note: Wingless grasshopper is not described in the "Field Guide to the Locusts…
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9. Giant or Hedge grasshopper: Valanga irregularis

​Adult description 9 of 15 Size: Very large - Australia's biggest grasshopper. Females 60 to 75 mm, males 45 to 55 mm. Adult Description: Colour creamy brown to…
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