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Spongy moth

PLANT PEST Spongy moth infesting a tree trunk. Note the dark yellow egg masses.Karla Salp, Washington State Department of Agriculture, Bugwood.org. Spongy mothExotic to AustraliaFeatures: Medium sized moths that infest and destroy many kinds of plants; large hairy caterpillars up to 7 cm…
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MAA 2025-12: All Markets: Avian influenza market access issues update #22: High pathogenicity avian influenza – certification updates for New Caledonia

Date of issue: 24 April 2025Date of effect: ImmediateRelated MAAs: MAA 2024-09, MAA 2024-08, MAA 2024-10, MAA 2024-12, MAA 2024-13, MAA 2024-15, MAA 2024-16, MAA 2024-18, MAA 2024-20, MAA 2024-22, MAA 2024-25, MAA 2024-26, MAA 2024-29, MAA 2024-30, MAA 2024-32, MAA 2024-35, MAA 2024-40,…
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Weekly update - 16 March 2023

Weekly Australian Climate, Water and Agricultural Update Key issues For the week ending 15 March 2023, a tropical low produced weekly total rainfall of 300 to 600 millimetres over the Gulf Country in north-west Queensland; this is about 2.5 to 5 times the March average for these areas.…
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Limes from the Cook Islands, Niue, Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu

Import conditions for Tahitian limes (Citrus latifolia) from the Cook Islands, Niue, Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu have been published on our Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON). Import permits will now be issued.The decision to commence imports will be a commercial decision between…
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History of locust and grasshopper outbreaks in Australia

[expand all] Locusts as Pests The three main pest species of locusts in Australia are the Australian plague locust (Chortoicetes terminifera), the spur-throated locust (Austracris guttulosa) and the migratory locust (Locusta migratoria). Locusts can cause widespread and severe damage to…
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Questions and Answers

Draft non-regulated analysis of existing policy[expand all]Why is this non-regulated analysis of existing policy being undertaken? The Australian Government Department of Agriculture (the department)…
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Questions and Answers

The risk analysis processWhy is this non-regulated analysis of existing policy being undertaken?The Australian Government Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (the department) helps people and…
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Australian Government response to the Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee inquiry report:

Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment (Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority Board and Other Improvements) Bill 2019 [Provisions] Introduction On 19 September 2019, the Senate Standing Committee for the Selection of Bills referred the…
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Insight – Growing export opportunities for Australian barley to Latin America

Australia’s barley and malt have made significant gains in Latin American markets over the past four years, driven by investments by industry and the Australian Government. This includes funding through the Australian Government’s Agricultural Trade and Market Access Cooperation (ATMAC) Program to…
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Treatments for timber and timber products

Exotic pests of timber include termites and insect borers such as beetles and wasps. These pests can arrive in timber and timber products as eggs or larvae. These pests may go unnoticed until frass (a sawdust-like substance produced by feeding wood boring insects) and holes appear or chewing sounds…
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