Tag: Pest Management
Wild dog review overdue: grazier
A grazier in the Queensland's central-west has welcomed the State Government's review of its wild dog strategy, saying it is long overdue.[MORE]
Farmers in crisis talks over dog attacks
Olive growers in the New South Wales Upper Hunter Valley have proposed baiting more wild dogs as they reel from increased attacks on sheep grazing on their properties.[MORE]
Govt to review wild dog management plan
The Queensland Premier has ordered a review of the state's wild dog management strategy.[MORE]
Sniffing out foxes in Tasmania
There has been more evidence of foxes in Tasmania with five more fox scats identified.[MORE]
Growcom to research flying-fox management
The horticulture lobby group Growcom says it will work with the Queensland Government to research non-lethal ways of stopping flying foxes from decimating crops. [MORE]
Extra trapper employed to control Namadgi wild dogs
Namadgi National Park authorities concede that wild dog attacks on livestock neighbouring the park are increasing.[MORE]
Wild dog attacks increasing: sheep graziers
Sheep graziers in the ACT region say they are close to being driven out of the industry because of attacks by wild dogs.[MORE]
NT donkey hunters could become Chinese medicine men
Northern Territory feral donkey skins could be used to feed the growing and hungry Chinese medicine market.[MORE]
Landowners welcome fairy grass control plan
Land-holders affected by fairy grass have welcomed a new strategy to fight the native plant's growth at lakes around Ballarat.[MORE]
WA Govt urged to help combat wild dogs
Pastoralists from across Western Australia have called on the State Government to help control the growing wild dog population.[MORE]
Locust plague concerns for NSW crops
The prospect of another locust plague is again threatening winter crops in New South Wales, with latest figures showing 65 per cent of the state in drought, a slight jump on last month.[MORE]
Drought, locusts threaten NSW crops
The New South Wales Government says the latest drought figures show the state's crops are in jeopardy.[MORE]
Honey bees under threat from foreign mite
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A mite discovered in PNG could harm Australia's honey bee colonies if it reaches our shores.[MORE]
Japan conducts Riverland fruit fly inspections
The Riverland's citrus produce will be inspected for fruit fly this weekend by the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.[MORE]
Weed control 'costs farmers $1b yearly'
A Bureau of Statistics survey shows Australian farmers are spending nearly $1 billion a year controlling weeds with herbicide.[MORE]
Record feral doves caught in Alice
The Northern Territory Parks and Wildlife Service in Alice Springs says record numbers of feral turtledoves have been caught in this year's trapping program.[MORE]
Work continues on sheep worm DNA test
Scientists at the CSIRO at Armidale have moved closer to the development of a new DNA-based test that could help better manage the spread of barbers pole worm in sheep.[MORE]
New fruit fly problem in Adelaide's south
A quarantine period for Daw Park in Adelaide's southern suburbs has been extended until at least the middle of December because of fruit fly.[MORE]
$50m needed to fight bee mite, says Schultz
The Liberal Member for Hume Alby Schultz is calling on the Federal Government to invest $50 million in research to protect Australia's bees from the varroa mite.[MORE]
Indigenous rangers score small victory against big headed pest
A Northern Territory CSIRO scientist says Indigenous rangers have been instrumental in eradicating a pest ant species from an area around the Daly River.[MORE]
National park to reopen after feral pigs cull
Hundreds of feral pigs have been shot in a national park in Queensland's central west this week as part of a feral animal control program.[MORE]
Crazy ants outbreak found in Townsville
A new infestation of crazy ants has been found in Townsville and is posing a serious threat to native plants and animals.[MORE]
Time running out for fire ant reward
Queenslanders have until next Tuesday to claim a $500 reward for reporting fire ants.[MORE]
European crab threatens oyster industry
A new threat is emerging for the New South Wales far south coast oyster industry.[MORE]
Honeybee industry welcomes biosecurity action
The Australian honeybee industry has welcomed a federal parliamentary report into its future.[MORE]
