Mango and lychee growers in Australia should become familiar with and be on the lookout for the exotic pest, Mango shoot looper (Perixera illepidaria) – detected in Far North Queensland…
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NSW DPI manages major parthenium infestation at Croppa Creek
Biosecurity specialists are successfully managing a 65-hectare parthenium weed infestation near Croppa Creek after an observant agronomist found the weeds hidden in a sorghum crop and reported it late last…
Free feathertop Rhodes grass herbicide resistance testing
Riverina and Central West farmers are being invited to send feathertop Rhodes grass seeds to the NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) for free herbicide resistance testing, as researchers strengthen…
Be on the lookout for spongy moth
The NSW community has been asked to look out for signs of spongy moth following recent heavy rainfall, providing an ideal environment for the exotic plant pest to thrive if…