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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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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry manages the United States (US) beef quotas, which were put in place by the Australia–United States Free Trade Agreement (AUSTFA) and the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).Australian exporters can export 449,482 tonnes (combined…
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Many insects belonging to the order the Orthoptera can be readily identified
by their large back legs which enable them to hop or jump.Locusts are…
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The guide aims to provide basic information on some high-risk exotic pests and diseases of forest and amenity trees and imported timber.DownloadDocumentPagesFile size
Forests and…
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Attachment 1: Excerpts from “Australia – Measures Affecting the Importation of Apples from New Zealand (WT/DS367): Third Party Submission of the United States of America”
2. Mature, Symptomless Apples…
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Biosecurity Matters
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Biosecurity is the management of the risk of pests and diseases entering, emerging, establishing or spreading in Australia and causing harm to animals, plants or human…
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This section describes the case study region, and provides a brief overview of the methods used to measure the different indicators measured for this report.
2.1 Case study: North East Tasmania
This…
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Detect and Protect
An Australian biosecurity podcast
Episode 4
Host: Tina Leung, Sydney Gateway Facility, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
Guest: Michael Huang, Sydney Gateway Facility, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
This podcast episode is…
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This is Supporting information for Indicator 6.5c, published July 2024.Data sourcesData for this Indicator were drawn from the 2021 Census of Population and Housing (ABS 2021a) and 2016 Census of Population and Housing (ABS 2016).Forest and wood products industries are defined here using the…
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Government and industry share responsibility for managing the biosecurity risk associated with importing processed plant-based animal feed into Australia.
Find out how:
to apply for a permit
we assess the risks before issuing a permit
we manage the biosecurity risks of your goods upon…
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