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Final PestFacts WA newsletter for 2023!
Virus surveillance and aphid monitoring findings
Dongara weevil investigation update
Green bridge management over summer

This biosecurity alert provides information on the identification, biology, and pest potential of the house crow in Australia.

This page gives some ideas on how to reduce the risk of fires in bush and revegetation on farms, and how to speed recovery of burnt areas.

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) provides this information to support managers and others suffering from the effects of fire on the farm.

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) through Quarantine WA has the power to detain any goods that are deemed risk items or goods which are not accompanied by the co

Under biosecurity legislation, any item that poses a biosecurity risk should be referred to quarantine inspectors for assessment.

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development's (DPIRD) Quarantine WA service operates border checkpoints as a first line of defence against incursions of unwanted pests, weeds and

Phomopsis cane and leaf spot is caused by the fungus Phomopsis viticola which is a prohibited organism in Western Australia.

Animal Welfare During Bushfires

Electric weed control project marks second year
Research collaboration investigates status of soil acidity in the Avon River Basin
Gene-based molecular markers to improve genetic gains...

This article provides information on the identification, biology, and pest potential of the sulphur-crested cockatoo in the south-west of Western Australia.

This webpage features historical frost and heat maps for the South West Land Division.

With lupins being susceptible and grown in close rotation to canola, particularly in the northern WA wheatbelt, lupin growers are facing increasing pressure from sclerotinia stem rot (caused by

In this edition read about recent livestock invetigations including melioidosis, listeriosis and lumpy skin disease.  Also included is information on virulent footrot sampling and an update to...

Rainfall outlook for the South West Land Division for the next 3 months November 2023 to January 2023, is for below median rainfall, based on a survey of 20 national and international models....

Sheep managers can use electronic identification (EID) technology and automatic readers to manage individual sheep in a flock.

In this edition read about recent livestock disease investigations including melioidosis in alpacas, lumpy skin disease and listeriosis.  Also look out for virulent footrot.

 

Control methods for noogoora burr (Xanthium strumarium) a declared p

This page contains useful information about Noogoora burr (Xanthium strumarium) and how to identify it.

Noogoora burr, also known as cocklebur (Xanthium strumarium

  

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