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24 April 2013Pest risk analysis (PRA)[expand all]Why has this PRA being undertaken?
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry helps people and goods move in and out of Australia while…
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The department has rigorous and highly effective import declaration, inspection and import treatment requirements in place to reduce the risk of harmful pests and diseases getting into and establishing in Australia.Despite this, a small percentage of imported items may still contain a hitchhiking…
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Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, January 2019
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Biosecurity Fact Sheet: Group pest risk analysis for mealybugs PDF
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Protecting our marine environment has never been more important. Australia’s marine environment is beautiful and diverse, but also fragile.
Keeping marine pests out of our waters and reducing their spread means we have safe and productive oceans to enjoy…
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Every three years, the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences conducts the pest animal and weed management survey.
The 2022 survey (and the previous surveys conducted in 2016 and 2019) sought information from agricultural land managers about the types of impacts…
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Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, November 2020
The fact sheet provides an overview of the group pest risk analysis for soft and hard scale insects on fresh fruit, vegetable, cut-flower and foliage imports.
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Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, September 2018The factsheet provides an overview of the group pest risk analysis for mealybugs, and the viruses they transmit, for a 60 day public…
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7 April 2025Who does this notice affect?Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries—including vessel masters, freight forwarders, offshore treatment providers, Biosecurity Industry Participants, importers, customs brokers, principal agents and master consolidators.What has changed?Following…
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Pseudogymnoascus destructansWhite-nose syndrome (WNS) is one of Australia’s higher-risk exotic environmental diseases. WNS is a fungal disease that affects hibernating bats, leading to high mortality.First recorded in New York bats in 2006, the disease has since spread across the United States and…
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The spotted wing drosophila Drosophila suzukii is a major exotic horticultural pest of thin-skinned fruit, including berries (blueberry, raspberry, blackberry, boysenberry, strawberry), stone fruit (cherry, nectarine, peach, apricot, plum, prune) and grapes. It also attacks apples, pears and other…
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