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New strain of calicivirus to be released in SA
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Rabbit owners are being urged to make sure their pet is vaccinated, as the South Australian Government prepares to release a new strain of the calicivirus.
Topics: pests, environment, rural, pest-management, science-and-technology, sa
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How to rid your garden of summer weeds
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A wet spring and summer means lots of weeds, so which ones do you have and what is the best way to get rid of them?
Topics: gardening, weeds, pests, human-interest, adelaide-5000
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Bactericera cockerelli, nymph cases, nymph and adult image
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Topics: pests
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Bactericera cockerelli - Tomato Potato Psyllid nymphs on underside of tomato leaf image
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Potato pest causes concerns for south-west producers
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The exotic tomato potato psyllid is discovered in the Perth region, and has the potential to devastate the Western Australian potato industry.
Topics: pest-management, pests, vegetables, quarantine, manjimup-6258, perth-6000
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The Tomato Potato Psyllid in comparison to a 5 cent coin image
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Townsville records first dengue case
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Townsville has confirmed its first locally-acquired case of the mosquito-borne dengue virus for 2017.
Topics: diseases-and-disorders, dengue-fever, environmental-health, pests, community-and-society, townsville-4810
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Knives and firearms protect croc catcher
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Professional Northern Territory crocodile catcher Roger Matthews speaks fondly of his 31-year-old life-saving hunting knife.
Topics: rural, pests, pest-management, humpty-doo-0836
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Topics: pests, veterinary-medicine, pest-management, air-transport, perth-6000
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Chinese New Year insect larvae image
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Topics: pest-management, pests, veterinary-medicine, infectious-diseases-other, biological-diversity, air-transport
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'Pressure is on' to combat rising numbers of European wasps
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Forty years on from the first sighting in Western Australia, authorities continue to battle the European wasp as nest discoveries double in recent years.
Topics: pest-management, pests, human-interest, perth-6000
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Topics: pests, pest-management, environment, nt, broken-hill-2880
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Genetically modified Medfly control image
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Topics: animal-science, science, fruit, vegetables, pest-management, pests, research, south-perth-6151
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Medfly research shows promise with genetically modified flies
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Trials to eradicate a horticultural pest that costs Western Australian producers millions of dollars a year prove successful.
Topics: pests, pest-management, genetically-modified-organisms, perth-6000
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Ficus benjamina tree used for Medfly testing image
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Topics: tree, research, pest-management, pests, south-perth-6151
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Investment in wild dog fencing lauded by Queensland Premier
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An investment of $26 million is estimated to protect more than 4.3 million hectares of land, helping more than 300 rural properties.
Topics: pests, pest-management, agricultural-prices, agricultural-policy, sheep-production, beef-cattle, ilfracombe-4727
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Crocodiles kill more than 100 cattle a year on Annaburroo Station
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A Top End cattleman is spending $100,000 a year to stop crocodiles eating his livestock.
Topics: rural, beef-cattle, pests, environment, environmental-management, human-interest, crocodile, pest-management, humpty-doo-0836
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Mice numbers could reach plague proportions in SA, Victoria: CSIRO
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Last year's wet spring may have created the ideal conditions for a mouse plague in South Australia and Victoria, which could cause havoc for grain farmers, the CSIRO warns.
Topics: pest-management, pests, environment, sa, vic
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Hoverfly migration helps record canola yield in Tasmania
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A Tasmanian cropper credits an influx of pest-eating and pollinating hoverflies with a record crop.
Topics: pest-management, pests, crop-harvesting, agricultural-crops, tas, burnie-7320
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Topics: pest-management, rural, pests, environment, brisbane-4000
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Australian researchers develop eco-friendly nanotechnology pesticide
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Australian researchers say they have developed a sustainable way to protect crops from pests and diseases, by spraying them with a special clay.
Topics: pest-management, rural, pests, environment, crop-harvesting, agricultural-crops, vegetables, fruit, brisbane-4000
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Millions of small conical snails litter a canola stubble paddock on Western Australia's south east coast sand plain image
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Topics: pest-management, pests, film, dalyup-6450
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Portia turns 10 image
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Topics: cricket, pig-production, animals, pests, muswellbrook-2333
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Island sanctuaries protect native wildlife from feral cats
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A national study finds feral cats are threatening our native wildlife more than ever and pest-free islands are providing rare sanctuaries.
Topics: pests, endangered-and-protected-species, conservation, pest-management, environmental-management, mammals, animals, perth-6000, exmouth-6707
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Low rabbit population sparks concern for sheep producers in Western Australia
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Sheep producers are concerned the low rabbit population will cause trouble come lambing because of hungry foxes.
Topics: pests, pest-management, environment, sheep-production, napier-6330, wa, cranbrook-6321
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