Search Results
What are fruit flies?
Characteristics
Fruit flies are one of the world’s most destructive horticultural pests and pose a risk to most commercial fruit and vegetable crops. Globally, some fruit fly species attack up to 300 species of fruit and above ground vegetables.
Fruit flies are found all…
- Last modified
2 August 2021Who does this notice affect?Importers and brokers of:Fresh pomegranates from the United StatesSphagnum peat and peat with approved additives from countries free of foot and mouth disease (FMD)Fresh mature coconuts (husk removed and prayer nuts) from all countriesDried coconut products…
- Last modified
21 June 2020
Who does this notice affect?
All clients required to use the department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions (BICON) system during this planned maintenance period.
Information
Update: due to postponement of planned system maintenance, the services disruption to BICON has been extended…
- Last modified
The department provides advice to the Australian Government on cropping industries, including wheat and other grains, oilseeds, pulses, rice, sugar, cotton and seeds to support their continued development…
- Last modified
Authors: Ahmed Hafi, Donkor Addai, Kyann Zhang and Emily Gray
In this report, The value of Australia's biosecurity system at the farm gate: an analysis of avoided trade and on-farm impacts, ABARES estimates the value of Australia's biosecurity system at the 'farm gate'. The report considers…
- Last modified
Motor vehicles, motor cycles and machinery (including machinery parts) can introduce biosecurity risks into Australia. Such risks include, but are not limited to: live insects, seeds, soil, mud, clay, animal faeces, animal material and plant material such as straw, twigs, leaves, roots, bark.
It…
- Last modified
Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, July 2018DownloadDocumentPagesFile sizeBiosecurity Fact Sheet: Fresh date fruit from the Middle East and North Africa region PDF2587 KBIf you have…
- Last modified
Australia is a nation of great size, and for many people, taking long road trips to experience much of what Australia has to offer can be a rewarding experience. For others, like truck drivers, their long distance driving often provides towns and cities the goods and services they require to…
- Last modified
1 July 2016PurposeTo call for applications for approval of orchards, packhouses and treatment facilities for export of summerfruit to China, Taiwan and Thailand for the 2016/2017 season.Background The…
- Last modified
Australia’s research and development corporations (RDCs) help drive agricultural innovation. They allow the Australian Government and primary producers to co-invest in strategic, collaborative and targeted research and development (R&D). This improves the profitability, productivity,…
- Last modified