Regional and Seasonal content

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In this issue:

1. Inheritance of breech strike, neck wrinkles, dags and breech cover over the lifetime of crutched Merino ewes in a Mediterranean environment

2. Tools to reduce the...

Cabbage and turnip aphids are relatively minor pests of cabbages in both Indonesia and Western Australia.

Whitegrubs are a minor pest of potato and cabbage crops in Indonesia but can be very damaging in Western Australia.

Whitefly is a relatively minor pest of potato and cabbage crops in both Indonesia and Western Australia.

Two-spotted mite is a minor pest of potatoes in both Indonesia and Western Australia.

Thrips are a relatively minor pest of potato crops in both Indonesia and Western Australia.

Striped cabbage heart caterpillar, also known as cabbage centre grub, is a pest of cabbages in Indonesia and Western Australia.

Potato tuber moth is an important pest of potato crops in both Indonesia and Western Australia.

Mole cricket is a relatively minor pest of potato crops in Indonesia but not in Western Australia.

Loopers are a relatively minor pest of potato crops in both Indonesia and Western Australia.

Leafhoppers are a relatively minor pest of potato crops in both Indonesia and Western Australia.

Leaf beetle is a pest of cabbages in Indonesia but not Western Australia.

Green peach aphid is a virus vector for potato crops in Indonesia and Western Australia, but a minor direct pest.

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia has worked with the Indonesian potato industry to increase the productivity of their crops planted with WA seed pota

Black cutworm is a relatively minor pest of potatoes and cabbages in Indonesia and Western Australia.

Diamondback moth is a major pest of cabbage crops in both Indonesia and Western Australia.

Windmill grass (Chloris truncata) is a native species and is the tenth most common summer weed species in the Western Australian wheatbelt.

Annual ryegrass (Lolium rigidum) is one of the most serious and costly weeds of annual winter cropping systems in southern Australia.

Diamondback moth can quickly develop resistance to insecticides. If this occurs, chemical options to control them are reduced.

Six-spotted mite can defoliate avocado trees and grapevines in the lower south-west of Western Australia.

  

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