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Size: Females 30 to 45 mm, males 20 to 30 mm long.
Adult Description: Colour varies from brown to green. In profile the head is higher than the saddle shaped thorax and the…
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Grapevine leaf rust causes dark spotting on the top surface of leaves.Credit: Andrew M. Daly DPIFM, PaDIL
Grapevine leaf rustExotic to AustraliaFeatures: Fungal disease of grape causing dark spots on the uppersurface of leaves.Where it's from: Asia, North America, South America,Timor-…
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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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Video transcript: New prawn import laws
Australians love their prawns so much, we need to import them from overseas to keep up with demand.
But we don’t want diseases arriving in Australia with those imports.
Seafood disease experts have studied the biosecurity risks for prawn imports and…
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This indicator assesses the risks to loss of forest genetic variation and describes the formal measures designed to mitigate this risk. A loss of genetic diversity in species can result in a decreased ability to adapt to future environmental change, and thus a higher risk of extinction.This is Key…
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Established pests and weeds pose significant challenges for farmers and land managers, reducing crop yields and lowering productivity. Having access to reliable data is critical to inform effective land management practices, policy development and support collaborative efforts to manage the spread…
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25 August 2011Non-regulated risk analysis
Why was this non-regulated risk analysis undertaken?
Australia is responding to the Republic of Korea’s (hereafter Korea) request to export table grapes to…
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ABARES recently published two reports that provide new data and insights into the impact of invasive species on our agricultural communities. Both reports reveal the enormity of the task to manage established pest and weeds, reinforcing the message that prevention is certainly better than the cure…
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The third national survey of pests and weeds shows 85% land managers spent on average around $21,950 in 2022 on pest and weed species management.
Executive Director of ABARES Dr Jared Greenville said the results of the 2022 ABARES pest animal and weed management land manager survey demonstrates…
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