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Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, January 2019DownloadDocumentPagesFile sizeBiosecurity Fact Sheet: Group pest risk analysis for mealybugs PDF 2474 KBIf you have difficulty accessing these files, visit web accessibility for assistance.Online versionKey pointsOn 31 January 2019, the…
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Biological control agent risk analyses, as opposed to plant commodity import risk analyses, do not assess the probability of entry, establishment and spread.Biological control agents intended for release are deliberately introduced, distributed, aided to establish and spread. Therefore it would…
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A biological control agent is an organism, such as an insect or plant disease, that is used to control a pest species.
Before a biological control agent is released into the Australian environment, it must be established, via risk analysis, that the risk associated with release is very low or…
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Final group pest risk analysis for mealybugs and the viruses they transmit on fresh fruit, vegetable, cut-flower and foliage importsDepartment of Agriculture and Water Resources, January 2019The department has prepared the Final group pest risk analysis for mealybugs and the viruses they transmit…
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Host specificity testingHost specificity testing is carried out to ensure that the proposed biological control agent is specific to the target weed or insect pest.A host specificity test list is a list of plants/insects closely related to the target weed or insect pest that is developed by a…
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Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, 2022DownloadDocumentPagesFile sizeRevised guidelines for the introduction of exotic biological control agents for the control of weeds and plant pests PDF 8281 KBRevised guidelines for the introduction of exotic biological control agents for…
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Before new plant species are allowed into Australia, they must be assessed for their potential to become weeds.
The plants are evaluated using the weed risk assessment (WRA) process. This three-tiered…
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The listed International Seed Testing Association (ISTA) accredited laboratories and Naktuinbouw Authorized Laboratories (NAL) are approved by the department to perform purity analysis on seeds imported for planting and consumption into Australia.Certificates issued by the listed accredited…
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We appoint laboratories to conduct testing on samples of imported food.As an appointed analyst, you test food to verify it meets specific:food safety requirementsrequirements within the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code.You help us monitor imported food as part of our Imported Food…
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The following Islamic organisations have an Approved Arrangement with the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry for the certification of halal red meat and red meat products for export and are considered an Approved Islamic Organisation (AIO). The following table identifies the…
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