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More than 100 trees infested with polyphagous shot-hole borer are saved by a Perth council during a four-month chemical injection trial.Graziers fear disease spread as feral pigs run rampant in Queensland Graziers say they have never seen so many feral pigs in outback Queensland and they want more government support to control the population.
After years planting cotton, a growing region has built up a soil pest that sucks the life out of crops — but there may be a solution on the horizon.Residents urged to destroy homegrown produce as Qld fruit fly detected in Perth Residents in a swathe of suburbs in Perth's south are urged to remove all fruit and fruiting vegetables from their gardens following the detection of the Queensland fruit fly, which poses a significant threat to the state's horticultural industries.The Clarence River is no longer considered the cane toad southern front line, with populations found as far south as Wooli and inland near Grafton, their migration helped by favourable conditions.Considered delicious fare overseas, this pest fish can't be eaten in Queensland if you catch it Tilapia is a biosecurity nightmare in Australia but popular on many menus overseas. Some in the fishing industry think if you catch the pest fish in Queensland you should be able to eat it.Dieldrin and DDE have been banned in Australia for decades, so how did the pesticides show up in tests on the bodies of nine dead birds?'No other country in the world has attempted to eradicate this': Is it time to change tack on the shot-hole borer? Three years after a tiny pest began killing trees across Perth, authorities are sticking to one method — cutting down established trees in the hope of eradicating the pest. With no silver bullet in sight, what will it take for Perth to learn to live with it?A noxious pest from Africa has found its way onto the world's largest sand island, K’gari. Experts are calling for the invasive fish to be eradicated to stop it from threatening native species.Lessons Australia can learn from California's success with a tiny bug that's killing Perth's trees A decade before shot-hole borer entered Australia, the invasive beetle was tearing through avocado crops in California. Now, the US state has the pest under control. What can WA take from its success?How drones and AI are helping farmers fight mice plagues, fungal diseases Grain growers deal with pests and diseases every season, but they hope new technologies already appearing at field days and trade shows will allow for earlier detection of problems and a pinpoint targeted response.Parkinson's has been called the silent pandemic, and scientists believe a common farm chemical could be one cause Scientists are concerned that a toxic herbicide widely used in Australian farming could be linked to the growing prevalence of Parkinson's disease. It sat on the regulator's shelf for review for decades, while the company manufacturing it worked to publicly discredit evidence that its product was harmful. Photo shows A pair of gloved hands reaches out to dig through a pile of potatoes, with the brown dirt still on How those being blamed for the spread of a tiny tree-killing pest might not even be aware of its existence A tree-killing beetle on the move across Perth is likely being spread beyond quarantine boundaries by people unaware of its existence, one scientist warns.Authorities in race against time to stop tiny pest destroying tree canopy before spring ‘explosive phase' begins Chainsaws are being taken to trees across Perth to stop the spread of shot-hole borer, but scientists say more research is needed to determine if there is a better way to eradicate the pest before beetle activity ramps up come spring.Oyster farmers turn to new species and other estuaries to survive mysterious disease There are recovery signs for NSW farmers devastated by QX disease two years ago, but questions remain over the industry's ability to withstand the threat.Weed that fuelled Maui and NT bushfires invading unprotected Australian states As climate change increases fire risks, scientists warn a failure to control buffel grass could lead to more frequent and intense bushfires, threatening lives, property, and native ecosystems.From bird flu to the Japanese encephalitis virus, the threat from Australia's north is increasing and authorities need you on the front line.How do you kill this introduced pest? By importing its natural enemy The CSIRO introduces a biocontrol fungus in the hope it reduces the spread of African boxthorn weed, but it is not available outside NSW due to lack of funding.Varroa mite 'super-spreader' warning as beekeepers and hives travel to pollinate almond crops As beekeepers from four states cross borders to pollinate almond trees, there are fears the annual event could help spread the deadly varroa mite around the nation.Bee killer varroa mite spreads further south. Now detected near Victorian border Beekeepers are being urged to monitor, test and treat infected colonies as varroa mite continues to spread throughout southern NSW, including to Bega near the Victorian border.Varroa destructor mites have infested honey bee hives across NSW. No state wants to be next The honey bee-killing parasite has spread across New South Wales. Now, other states and territories are potentially in the firing line.
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