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We recently concluded the Hitchhiker Pest Awareness campaign: I’m in the business of biosecurity. Its goal was to raise awareness to help protect Australia’s agriculture, economy, and way of life from invasive pests that can enter our country via shipping containers and imported goods.With climate…
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29 May 2020
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Importers, growers and suppliers of fresh kiwifruit from Italy to the Australian market. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry (MiPAAF).
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The Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (the Department) has identified ongoing…
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A new workshop on 7 October 2022 will present research findings and seek stakeholder feedback on how design of ports and selection of building materials can support marine pest management.
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Deputy Secretary of Biosecurity and Compliance Dr Chris…
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Authors: Jared Greenville, Heather McGilvray, LY Cao and James Fell
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As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads, so will the impacts on Australia’s agriculture, forestry and fisheries sectors. Initially the impact was due to slowing demand in China, however the subsequent global spread of the virus…
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A joint PNG-Australia expedition visited remote Treaty Villages in PNG’s Western Province last week to discuss and help manage one of the world’s worst horticultural pests, the Oriental fruit fly.The team of Australian and PNG officials, a PNG national PhD candidate and local rangers began…
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Kasia Mazur, Andrea Bath, Robert Curtotti and Rupert Summerson
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The main objective of this project is to estimate and value the non-market environmental benefits to the community from reducing the risk of marine pest incursions in Australia’s waters. A non-market valuation method,…
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The exotic brown marmorated stink bug is not found in Australia and is a pest of considerable biosecurity concern to Australia’s agricultural industries. Juveniles and adults feed on, and can severely damage, fruit and vegetable crops. It is also a nuisance pest as adults…
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19/01/2023
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Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries - including vessel masters, freight forwarders, Biosecurity Industry Participants, importers, customs brokers, principal shipping agents, and any other operators in the sea container supply and logistics…
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21 December 2011
This Biosecurity Advice notifies stakeholders of the release of the “Final pest risk analysis report for ‘Candidatus Liberibacter species’ and their vectors associated with Rutaceae”.
The final report recommends quarantine measures to import host plant material of ‘Candidatus…
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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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