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National Red Imported Fire Ant Eradication Program Steering Committee - Risk Management Sub-Committee May 2023 meeting.pdf

National Red Imported Fire Ant Eradication Program Steering Committee - Risk Management Sub-Committee September 2022 meeting.pdf

National Red Imported Fire Ant Eradication Program Steering Committee - Risk Management Sub-Committee September 2022 meeting.DOCX

National Red Imported Fire Ant Eradication Program Steering Committee - Risk Management Sub-Committee September 2021 meeting.pdf

National Red Imported Fire Ant Eradication Program Steering Committee - Risk Management Sub-Committee March 2022 meeting.pdf

National Red Imported Fire Ant Eradication Program Steering Committee - Risk Management Sub-Committee March 2022 meeting.DOCX

Fire blight

PLANT PEST Trees with fire blight look burnt. Bruce Watt, University of Maine, Bugwood.org Fire blightExotic to AustraliaFeatures: A fast spreading bacterial infection of rosaceous hosts, particularly apple and pear, affecting all parts of the treeWhere it’s from: Asia, Africa, North, Central and…
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Texas root rot

PLANT PEST Texas root rot causes patches of dead and dying plants, here in a cotton field.Chris Anderson, NSW DPI. Texas root rotExotic to AustraliaFeatures: Soil borne fungal disease that causes sudden wilt and deathin many plant species.Where it’s from: Southwest USA, Mexico, Venezuela, and…
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Plum pox virus

PLANT PEST Fruit infected with plum pox virus is often marked with spots or rings.EPPO, Bugwood.org. Plum pox virus (sharka)Exotic to AustraliaFeatures: Plum pox virus is the most devastating viral disease of stone fruit in the world, deforming fruitWhere it’s from: Europe, Africa, Asia, North…
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Begomovirus and vectors (exotic strains and species)

PLANT PEST Cotton plant affected by one begomovirus—cotton leaf curl virus.Gerald Holmes, California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo, Bugwood.org Exotic begomovirus and vectors (exotic strains and species)Exotic to Australia, however some strains and vectors are present in…
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