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Potato late blight is caused by exotic strains of Phytophthora infestans (A2 mating type).Scott Bauer, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org
Potato late blight (exotic strains)Exotic to AustraliaExotic to Australia: Phytophthora infestans that causes potato late blight is…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
Key issues
For the week ending 17 January 2024, an active monsoon trough combined with a tropical low brought heavy rainfall in tropical parts of the country. Severe thunderstorms brought rainfall to southeast Australia.
These falls…
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Publication detailsDepartment of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, June 2021This report lists food that has failed under the Imported Food Inspection Scheme (IFIS).Data set - Importing Food Inspection Scheme - monthly failing food reports[expand all]Risk food testsWe target and monitor food…
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18 July 2013
This Biosecurity Advice notifies stakeholders of the release of the Final non-regulated analysis of existing policy for Californian tables grapes to Western Australia.
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) recommends that the importation of fresh table…
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A Sydney-based detector dog from the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry kennel has been named one of the country’s top service animals at the Sydney Royal Easter Show today.Six-year-old black Labrador Retriever Vespa was honoured with The Australasian Animal Registry Service Dog…
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25 July 2022
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This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is in addition to IAN 2022-07 and advises exporters of honey and bee products that 15 additional countries for which the EX188B certificate is issued will be transitioned to the Next Export Documentation System (NEXDOC) as of 28 July…
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This webpage has recently been updated. If you have any questions, please get in touch with us at: plantstakeholders@aff.gov.au. We released the final import risk analysis report for Cavendish bananas from the Philippines on 12 November 2008. We determined that the importation of Cavendish…
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Spotted wing drosophila larvae in a strawberry.Credit: Hannah Burrack, North Carolina State University, Bugwood.org
Spotted wing drosophilaExotic to AustraliaFeatures: A tiny fly (2–3 mm) that attacks a range of soft-skinned fruit and reduces crop yield and quality through direct…
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Symptoms are malformations in plants, in this case an onion flower,with aster yellows (left) and normal flower yet to open (right).Credit: Lindsey du Toit, Washington State University,Bugwood.org
Phytoplasmas 16Srl group (aster yellows group)Exotic…
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Potato cyst nematode produces characteristic cysts on plant roots. This is a close up of cysts that measure only 0.5 mm across.Gordon Berg, DPI Victoria, PaDIL.
Potato cyst nematode (exotic strains)Exotic to Australia (white potato cyst nematode), or under management (golden potato…
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