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The Asian longhorn beetle is a wood-boring insect that usually targets hardwood trees, especially poplar.
The beetle attacks both healthy trees and stressed or diseased…
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The Flighted Spongy Moth Complex (FSMC) - (Lymantria dispar asiatica formerly known as Asian Gypsy moth) is native to China and Far–East Russia and is commonly found in Korea and Japan.
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The risk to Australia
Flighted Spongy moths are a biosecurity risk to Australia…
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20 March 2025Who does this notice affect?All importers and customs brokers who lodge imported cargo eligible under the Highly Compliant Importer Project (HCIP).BackgroundThe highly compliant importer project (HCIP), implemented in July 2018, is an initiative to reduce intervention for compliant…
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PLANT PEST
Leaf yellowing and wilting, and fruit pulp and bunch stalk/rachis discoloration from banana blood disease.Blomme et al. 2017.
Blood disease and moko diseaseExotic to AustraliaFeatures: Banana-infecting bacterial wilt diseases with infected plants showing striking symptoms, the leaves…
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Adult spotted lanternfly, Lycorma delicatula
Spotted lanternflyExotic to AustraliaFeatures: Spotted lanternfly adults are up to 2.7 cm long and approximately 1.2 cm wide with large, visually striking wings. A hitchhiker that feeds on the sap of host plants, including economically…
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AttentionStakeholders in the import industries including importers, customs brokers, freight forwarders, compliance agreement holders and biosecurity industry participants.PurposeTo advise stakeholders about the changes to regulatory charges for biosecurity and imported food activities that will…
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Date of issue: 31 October 2017
Date of effect: 14 November 2017
Attention:
Industries—Dairy Australia
Registered manufacturing establishments
Registered exporters and EDI users
Department of Agriculture and Water Resources—Central and Regional offices
Purpose
To notify exporters, EDI users…
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Date of issue: 17 October 2017
Date of effect: Immediate
Attention:
Industries—Industry bodies – Australian Egg Corporation Limited, Australian Food and Grocery Council, Australian Honey Bee Industry Council, Dairy Australia.
Export establishments
Dairy products
Eggs
Honey
Processed foods…
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Date of issue: 5 October 2017
Date of effect: 1 November 2017
Attention:
Industries—Industry bodies – Dairy Australia
Export dairy establishments
Licensed exporters
Department of Agriculture and Water Resources—Central and Regional offices
Purpose
To notify exporters that new health…
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Date of issue: 5 October 2017
Date of effect: 16 October 2017
Attention:
Industries—Dairy Australia
Registered manufacturing establishments
Registered exporters and EDI users
Department of Agriculture and Water Resources—Central and Regional offices
Purpose
To notify exporters, EDI…
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