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The tiny adult Khapra beetle (top) and juvenile larvae (bottom) pictured on grains of rice.Credit: Science and Surveillance Group, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Khapra beetleExotic to AustraliaFeatures: A tiny beetle pest that infests stored produce such as …
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Before any work can commence, we must first establish the need for:a new Australian and New Zealand standard diagnostic procedure (ANZSDP), orrevision of an existing ANZSDP or Australian standard diagnostic technique (ASDT).This is part of a process to draft and review ANZSDPs by scientific…
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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) helps…
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Set up your access to the Biosecurity PortalThere are 2 registration options available:Option 1: Approved Arrangements, Customs Brokers, Importers, Manned depots*.Option 2: Freight Forwarders, clients without an ABN, and clients with a low volume of import inspection requests# and Biosecurity…
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The guide aims to provide basic information on some high-risk exotic pests and diseases of forest and amenity trees and imported timber.DownloadDocumentPagesFile size
Forests and…
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Many insects belonging to the order the Orthoptera can be readily identified
by their large back legs which enable them to hop or jump.Locusts are…
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We’ve strengthened import requirements for live plants (nursery stock) to…
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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry regulates the movement of goods from the Torres Strait under the Biosecurity Act 2015.Torres Strait islands are a potential pathway for the movement of exotic pests, weeds and diseases present in countries very close to Australia—the…
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This indicator measures the harvest levels of wood products in relation to future yields. The capacity to implement strategies to deal with changing demand for forest products based on future yields from both native and plantation forests is an integral part of sustainable forest management.This…
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This indicator measures the consumption of forest-based products in Australia. Consumption trends over time provide a measure of the ability of Australian forest and timber industries, through both domestic production and importation, to meet Australian society’s demand for forest-based products…
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