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The giant honey bee is commonly found in China, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan and the Philippines.
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The risk to Australia
The giant honey bee carries a range of internal and external parasitic mites. These mites could infest Australian bees, resulting in…
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29 July 2015This Biosecurity Advice (BA) invites stakeholders to provide comments on the ‘Draft review of policy: importation of Zantedeschia dormant tubers into Australia’ by 28 August 2015.BackgroundThe Australian Government Department of Agriculture initiated this review of existing policy in…
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A varroa mite on the back of a honey bee.Scott Bauer, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org
Mites of bees (Apis spp.) Exotic to Australia, with varroa mite (Varroa destructor) present in parts of Australia and are under management in…
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15 July 2011
Biosecurity Australia Advice 2011/09 - Draft pest risk analysis report for Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae associated with Actinidia propagative material
This Biosecurity Australia…
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The National Management Group (NMG) met on 29 January 2025 and approved a five-year Response Plan inclusive of a cost-shared budget of $45.33 million for the National Electric Ant Eradication Program (NEAEP). The Response Plan demonstrates the long-term commitment from governments to eradicate…
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The National Biosecurity Management Group (NBMG) met on 21 May 2025 and approved a 3-year Response Plan inclusive of a cost-shared budget of $4 million for the National Browsing Ant Eradication Program (NBAEP) in the Northern Territory (NT).Browsing ant was first detected in the NT in June 2015 and…
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November 2024DownloadAustralian Government response to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Agriculture advisory report: Inquiry into the Export Control Amendment (Ending Live Sheep Exports by Sea) Bill 2024 (PDF 114 KB)IntroductionThe Australian Government thanks the House of…
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The systems approach for Peach twig borer [Anarsia lineatella (PTwB)] will consist of orchard monitoring and treatment; fruit cutting in the orchard; fruit cutting in the packing facility; and the regulatory inspection.
Growers who plan to export apricots, nectarines, peaches, plums, or their…
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Centre for Invasive Species SolutionsInvasive species are animals, plants, parasites or disease-causing organisms that establish outside their natural range and become pests. Invasive species are a key extinction threat to Australia’s native animals, with foxes and feral cats alone having…
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Requirements for nomineesNominees must meet minimum requirements.There are extra eligibility requirements for some categories.Nominees:cannot self-nominatemust not work for the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestryneed to agree to be nominatedmust meet eligibility requirements for…
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