Producers across NSW are on the lookout for fall armyworm (FAW), following confirmation of the pest at Hillston, Croppa Creek, Breeza, Forbes, Dubbo, Narrabri, Wee Waa, Maitland, Moree and Boggabilla. (more…)
Category: Features
Camera traps detecting the undetected
This year, the CISS funded Preparing for RESET project team, led by NSW DPI research scientist, Dr Paul Meek, expanded trail-based monitoring efforts under both this and a separate NSW Feral Cat project funded by the NSW Environmental Trust. (more…)
Vaccinate now to protect livestock from anthrax
NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) and Local Land Services (LLS) have urged farmers to vaccinate cattle and sheep against anthrax, to prevent the disease which can kill livestock. (more…)
Blueprint for national cooperation on fruit fly released
The path towards a more coordinated and sustainable fruit fly management system to protect the future productivity and profitability of Australia’s horticulture sector is now clearer with the release of the 2020-25 National Fruit Fly Strategy. (more…)
Biosecurity essentials: a magnifying lens!
You’ve all seen them, right? Nice photos of pests you’ve been asked to keep an eye out for. But when you actually take a closer look, you realise they would be much smaller in real life. (more…)
Grain growers urged to look for fall armyworm in crops
Farmers have been urged to be on the lookout for signs of damage and the presence of fall armyworm larvae in summer crops following the recent trapping of moths in the Lower Namoi. (more…)