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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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The Department of Agriculture and Water Resources is establishing a Marine Pest Network to enable interested members of the public, scientists, industry and government to work together to improve…
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Authors: Ahmed Hafi, Donkor Addai, Jay Gomboso, Lucy Randall and Zoltan Lukacs
Overview
Xylella is one of the world's most devastating plant pests and Australia's number one priority plant pest. It is a bacterium, primarily transmitted by insect hosts, that results in yield losses and plant…
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We are building a stronger biosecurity system to protect Australia from the increasing risk of hitchhiker pests in sea containers and goods.
Some examples of hitchhiker pests. Top left khapra beetle, top right spotted lanternfly, bottom left giant African…
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Final group pest risk analysis for mealybugs and the viruses they transmit on fresh fruit, vegetable, cut-flower and foliage importsThe Department of Agriculture and Water Resources has completed its…
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Australia is free of the world's worst animal diseases such as foot-and-mouth disease and avian influenza H5N1. Animal pests and diseases are a major threat to Australia's livestock and poultry industries and an outbreak could impact on our access to export markets and undermine livelihoods. Exotic…
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The introduction and spread of marine species into and around Australian waters through biofouling, or in a ship’s ballast water, can harm fisheries, threaten healthy fish habitats and have widespread economic and health effects.
Marine pest biosecurity is an important part of the department’s…
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Imagine opening a new appliance or piece of furniture you’ve just bought from overseas to discover a cluster of insect eggs inside the packaging. Thinking little of it, you throw the packaging away.
You could have just helped an incursion of an unwanted pest that could end up costing Australian…
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Final group pest risk analysis for soft and hard scale insects on fresh fruit, vegetable, cut-flower and foliage imports
We have now completed the group pest risk analysis (PRA) for soft and hard scale insects on fresh fruit, vegetable, cut flower and foliage imports.
When we do a group pest risk…
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The Australian honey bee industry is composed of about 29,690 registered beekeepers. Around 2000 of these are considered to be commercial apiarists, each with more than 50 hives (average 400 – 800 hives).The European honey bee contributes directly to the Australian economy. The industry produces…
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